# pariah vs perish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pariah
*noun · IPA /pəˈɹaɪə/ · frequency rank #39,017*
Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.

### perish
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛɹ.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #19,162*
To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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