# peat vs plant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peat
*noun · IPA /piːt/ · frequency rank #19,657*
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.

### plant
*noun · IPA /plænt/ · frequency rank #1,374*
An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

## Source
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