# censure vs census

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### censure
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛn.ʃə/ · frequency rank #31,101*
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

### census
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛnsəs/ · frequency rank #5,198*
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/censure-vs-census