# parish vs perish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### parish
*noun · IPA /ˈpæɹ.ɪʃ/ · frequency rank #5,994*
An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

### 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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