# womb vs wool

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### womb
*noun · IPA /wuːm/ · frequency rank #12,533*
In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.

### wool
*noun · IPA /wʊl/ · frequency rank #8,228*
The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

## Source
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