# snout vs soot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### snout
*noun · IPA /snaʊt/ · frequency rank #26,255*
The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

### soot
*noun · IPA /suːt/ · frequency rank #28,377*
Fine black or dull brown particles of amorphous carbon and tar, produced by the incomplete combustion of coal, oil etc.

## Source
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