# absentee vs absinthe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### absinthe
*noun · IPA /ˈæb.sɪnθ/ · frequency rank #41,972*
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

## Source
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