# census vs consul

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### consul
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.səl/ · frequency rank #12,948*
Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.

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