# Perth vs port

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Perth
*name · IPA /pɜːθ/ · frequency rank #7,957*
A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.

### port
*noun · IPA /pɔːt/ · frequency rank #1,913*
A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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