# pir vs png

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pir
*noun · IPA /pɪə/ · frequency rank #47,260*
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.

### png
*noun · IPA /pɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,161*
Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.

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