# tulip vs Tulsa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tulip
*noun · IPA /ˈtulɪp/ · frequency rank #23,137*
A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.

### Tulsa
*name · IPA /ˈtʌlsə/ · frequency rank #15,537*
A large city, the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States; the second largest city in the state.

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