# axis vs axon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### axis
*noun · IPA /ˈæksɪs/ · frequency rank #6,869*
An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of rotation) or is symmetrically arranged (an axis of symmetry).

### axon
*noun · IPA /ˈæksɒn/ · frequency rank #43,039*
A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.

## Source
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