# Penrith vs perish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Penrith
*name · frequency rank #30,914*
A market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, historically in Cumberland (OS grid ref NY5130).

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

## Source
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