# absorb vs absorber

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### absorb
*verb · IPA /əbˈzɔːb/ · frequency rank #9,428*
To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.

### absorber
*noun · IPA /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ · frequency rank #40,986*
Something that absorbs.

## Source
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