# appointed vs appointee

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### appointed
*adjective · IPA /əˈpɔɪntɪd/ · frequency rank #2,511*
Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.

### appointee
*noun · IPA /əˌpɔɪnˈtiː/ · frequency rank #33,514*
a person who is appointed

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