# tarn vs tsar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tarn
*noun · IPA /tɑːn/ · frequency rank #47,370*
A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.

### tsar
*noun · IPA /(t)sɑː/ · frequency rank #23,710*
An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarn-vs-tsar