# torn vs tun

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### torn
*verb · IPA /tɔːn/ · frequency rank #6,306*
past participle of tear

### tun
*noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #30,265*
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)

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