# ant vs appt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ant
*noun · IPA /ænt/ · frequency rank #8,754*
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

### appt
*verb · frequency rank #48,065*
Abbreviation of appoint.

## Source
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