# snout vs south

> 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.

### south
*noun · IPA /saʊθ/ · frequency rank #392*
The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.

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