# appellant vs appellate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### appellant
*adjective · IPA /əˈpɛln̩t/ · frequency rank #36,038*
of or relating to appeals; appellate

### appellate
*adjective · IPA /əˈpɛlət/ · frequency rank #18,483*
That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

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