# quince vs quinoa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### quince
*noun · IPA /kwɪns/ · frequency rank #34,657*
The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.

### quinoa
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːn.wɑː/ · frequency rank #28,680*
A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

## Source
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