# TUC vs turf

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### TUC
*name · frequency rank #43,436*
Initialism of Trades Union Congress, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales.

### turf
*noun · IPA /tɝf/ · frequency rank #10,302*
A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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