# tun vs TWA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.)

### TWA
*noun · frequency rank #38,214*
An airliner of Trans World Airlines.

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