# teak vs Texan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teak
*noun · IPA /tiːk/ · frequency rank #35,552*
An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

### Texan
*adjective · IPA /ˈtɛksən/ · frequency rank #23,129*
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

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