# APL vs ATF

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### APL
*noun · frequency rank #48,593*
Initialism of acute promyelocytic leukemia.

### ATF
*name · frequency rank #27,060*
Initialism of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives).

## Source
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