# archaeological vs archeological

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### archaeological
*adjective · frequency rank #11,502*
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.

### archeological
*adjective · frequency rank #31,442*
Alternative spelling of archaeological.

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