# ulcer vs Ulster

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ulcer
*noun · IPA /ˈʌlsə/ · frequency rank #28,066*
An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.

### Ulster
*name · IPA /ˈʌlstəɹ/ · frequency rank #14,041*
The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.

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