# poon vs proton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poon
*noun · IPA /puːn/ · frequency rank #48,420*
Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.

### proton
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹəʊ.tɒn/ · frequency rank #16,779*
A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.

## Source
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