# seedling vs sterling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seedling
*noun · IPA /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,551*
A young plant grown from seed.

### sterling
*noun · IPA /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,842*
An English silver penny first introduced by the Normans.

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