# culmination vs cultivation

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### culmination
*noun · IPA /ˌkʌl.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #20,599*
The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.

### cultivation
*noun · IPA /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ · frequency rank #12,398*
The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:

## Source
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