# album vs albumin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### album
*noun · IPA /ˈælbəm/ · frequency rank #1,010*
In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.

### albumin
*noun · IPA /ælˈbjuː.mən/ · frequency rank #48,050*
Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume.

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