# ballistic vs ballistics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ballistic
*adjective · IPA /bəˈlɪs.tɪk/ · frequency rank #15,343*
Of or relating to ballistics.

### ballistics
*noun · IPA /bəˈlɪst.ɪks/ · frequency rank #35,193*
The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

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