# Terence vs trench

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Terence
*name · IPA /ˈtɛɹəns/ · frequency rank #22,525*
A male given name from Latin, popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.

### trench
*noun · IPA /tɹɛnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #11,312*
A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.

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