# prick vs prism

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prick
*noun · IPA /pɹɪk/ · frequency rank #13,043*
A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.

### prism
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɪz(ə)m/ · frequency rank #16,311*
A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

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