# tarmac vs tartar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tarmac
*noun · IPA /ˈtɑː(ɹ)mæk/ · frequency rank #27,675*
Tarmacadam.

### tartar
*noun · IPA /ˈtɑɹ.tɚ/ · frequency rank #33,874*
A red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar.

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