# continual vs continuum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### continual
*adjective · IPA /kənˈtɪnjuəl/ · frequency rank #18,279*
Recurring in steady, rapid succession.

### continuum
*noun · IPA /kənˈtɪnjuəm/ · frequency rank #16,670*
A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.

## Source
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