# containment vs continent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### containment
*noun · IPA /kənˈteɪnmənt/ · frequency rank #15,592*
The state of being contained.

### continent
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ · frequency rank #6,348*
One of the main contiguous landmasses, separated by water or geological features, on the surface of a planet, sometimes including its continental shelves and the islands on them.

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