# puritan vs purity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### puritan
*noun · IPA /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/ · frequency rank #28,678*
A puritanical person.

### purity
*noun · IPA /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/ · frequency rank #11,446*
The state or degree of being pure.

## Source
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