# ant vs ate

> 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.

### ate
*verb · IPA /eɪt/ · frequency rank #3,999*
simple past of eat

## Source
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