# tuff vs tur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tuff
*noun · IPA /tʌf/ · frequency rank #29,499*
A light porous rock, now especially a rock composed of compacted volcanic ash varying in size from fine sand to coarse gravel.

### tur
*noun · IPA /tʊə/ · frequency rank #39,138*
Either of two species of wild goat native to Caucasus, West Caucasian tur Capra caucasica or East Caucasian tur Capra cylindricornis.

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