# seer vs steep

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seer
*noun · IPA /sɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,713*
One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

### steep
*adjective · IPA /stiːp/ · frequency rank #7,292*
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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