# citation vs curation

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### citation
*noun · IPA /ˌsaɪˈteɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #9,299*
An official summons or notice given to a person to appear.

### curation
*noun · IPA /kjəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #45,307*
The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.

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