# adopt vs ADP

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ADP
*name · frequency rank #27,711*
Initialism of Automatic Data Processing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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