# CTA vs CTE

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CTA
*adjective · frequency rank #35,238*
Initialism of clear to auscultation, used to describe the lung or lungs of patient.

### CTE
*noun · frequency rank #33,597*
Initialism of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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