# phage vs Prague

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### phage
*noun · IPA /feɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #43,841*
A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.

### Prague
*name · IPA /pɹɑːɡ/ · frequency rank #12,124*
The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

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