# connection vs contention

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### connection
*noun · IPA /kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #1,788*
The act of connecting.

### contention
*noun · IPA /kənˈtɛnʃən/ · frequency rank #10,671*
Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connection-vs-contention