# CCTV vs CTO

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CCTV
*noun · frequency rank #14,715*
Initialism of Closed-Circuit TeleVision; video surveillance.

### CTO
*noun · frequency rank #33,598*
Initialism of chief technology officer or chief technical officer.

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