# abus vs alu

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### abus
*noun · IPA \a.by\ · frequency rank #2,860*
Usage mauvais, excessif de quelque chose.

### alu
*noun · IPA \a.ly\ · frequency rank #24,097*
Aluminium.

## Source
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