# Prius vs privy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Prius
*noun · frequency rank #27,251*
Ellipsis of Toyota Prius, a compact/small family liftback (supermini/subcompact sedan until 2003) produced by Toyota.

### privy
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɪvi/ · frequency rank #15,890*
Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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