# Polaris vs Polaroid

> 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.

### Polaroid
*noun · frequency rank #32,538*
Alternative letter-case form of polaroid.

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