# thirty vs thrifty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thirty
*num · IPA /ˈθɜːti/ · frequency rank #3,791*
The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

### thrifty
*adjective · IPA /ˈθɹɪfti/ · frequency rank #34,718*
Showing thrift; economical; frugal.

## Source
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