# raccoon vs Rangoon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raccoon
*noun · IPA /ɹəˈkuːn/ · frequency rank #20,470*
An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

### Rangoon
*name · IPA /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/ · frequency rank #31,723*
Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raccoon-vs-rangoon