# upholstered vs upholstery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### upholstered
*adjective · frequency rank #44,552*
Covered in or characterized by upholstery.

### upholstery
*noun · IPA /ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/ · frequency rank #31,394*
The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

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