# prat vs prawn

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prat
*noun · IPA /pɹat/ · frequency rank #47,836*
A cunning or mischievous trick; a prank, a joke.

### prawn
*noun · IPA /pɹɔːn/ · frequency rank #34,231*
A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.

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