# quark vs quartz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### quark
*noun · IPA /kwɑːk/ · frequency rank #27,258*
In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to exist in isolation, but only in combinations in hadrons such as neutrons and protons or in quark–gluon plasmas.

### quartz
*noun · IPA /k(w)ɔːts/ · frequency rank #11,275*
The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

## Source
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