# ulcer vs usher

> 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.

### usher
*noun · IPA /ˈʌʃəɹ/ · frequency rank #14,862*
A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.

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