# adobe vs adopt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### adobe
*noun · IPA /əˈdəʊ.bi/ · frequency rank #14,259*
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.

### adopt
*verb · IPA /əˈdɒpt/ · frequency rank #5,182*
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

## Source
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