# absent vs absentee

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### absent
*adjective · IPA /ˈæb.sn̩t/ · frequency rank #7,307*
Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.

### absentee
*noun · IPA /ˌæb.sn̩ˈti/ · frequency rank #23,160*
A person who is absent from his or her employment, school, post, duty, etc.

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