# abate vs ante

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abate
*verb · IPA /əˈbeɪt/ · frequency rank #42,506*
To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.

### ante
*noun · IPA /ˈænti/ · frequency rank #18,757*
A price or cost, as in up the ante.

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