# axial vs axiom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### axial
*adjective · IPA /ˈæk.sɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #23,754*
Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis

### axiom
*noun · IPA /ˈak.sɪ.əm/ · frequency rank #28,121*
A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.

## Source
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