# phonograph vs photograph

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### phonograph
*noun · IPA /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/ · frequency rank #39,958*
A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.

### photograph
*noun · IPA /ˈfəʊ.təˌɡɹɑːf/ · frequency rank #4,878*
A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

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