# URL vs USP

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### URL
*noun · IPA /ˌjuːˌɑːɹˈɛl/ · frequency rank #8,874*
Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.

### USP
*name · frequency rank #33,071*
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., a standard-setting authority that publishes USP-NF standards about pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements.

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