# peasant vs pheasant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peasant
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛzənt/ · frequency rank #12,653*
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.

### pheasant
*noun · IPA /ˈfɛzənt/ · frequency rank #27,961*
A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

## Source
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