# astrologer vs astronomer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### astrologer
*noun · IPA /əˈstɹɒl.ə.d͡ʒɚ/ · frequency rank #36,878*
One who studies or practices astrology.

### astronomer
*noun · IPA /əˈstɹɒn.ə.mə/ · frequency rank #23,460*
One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

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