# Penang vs penny

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Penang
*name · IPA /peˈnaŋ/ · frequency rank #30,913*
A state in western Malaysia. Capital: George Town.

### penny
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛni/ · frequency rank #6,393*
In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

## Source
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