# turkey vs turret

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### turkey
*noun · IPA /ˈtɜːki/ · frequency rank #2,706*
The guinea fowl (family Numididae).

### turret
*noun · IPA /ˈtʌɹ.ɪt/ · frequency rank #16,813*
A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turkey-vs-turret