# walnut vs Walt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### walnut
*noun · IPA /ˈwɔːlnʌt/ · frequency rank #13,838*
A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.

### Walt
*name · IPA /wɔːlt/ · frequency rank #8,379*
A diminutive of the male given name Walter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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