# animate vs animator

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### animate
*adjective · IPA /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/ · frequency rank #24,082*
That lives.

### animator
*noun · IPA /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #31,438*
One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/animate-vs-animator