# tartan vs Tarzan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tartan
*noun · IPA /ˈtɑːt(ə)n/ · frequency rank #32,617*
Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric.

### Tarzan
*name · IPA /ˈtɑɹzæn/ · frequency rank #23,413*
A heroic fictional character, raised from a baby to adulthood in the African jungle by apes.

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