# thrush vs trash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thrush
*noun · IPA /θɹʌʃ/ · frequency rank #35,985*
Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

### trash
*noun · IPA /tɹæʃ/ · frequency rank #3,534*
Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

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