# antarctic vs Antarctica

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### antarctic
*adjective · IPA /ænˈtɑːktɪk/ · frequency rank #13,658*
Alternative spelling of Antarctic.

### Antarctica
*name · IPA /ˌænˈtɑː(k)tɪkə/ · frequency rank #14,268*
The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.

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