# sherry vs slurry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sherry
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɛɹi/ · frequency rank #17,241*
A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.

### slurry
*noun · IPA /ˈslʌ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #30,973*
Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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