# Polaris vs polarity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Polaris
*name · IPA /poʊˈlɑɹɪs/ · frequency rank #26,202*
α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

### polarity
*noun · IPA /pəˈlæɹɪti/ · frequency rank #26,918*
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.

## Source
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