# congressman vs congresswoman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### congressman
*noun · frequency rank #8,767*
A male member of congress.

### congresswoman
*noun · frequency rank #31,933*
A female member of congress.

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