# cultivar vs cultivate

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cultivar
*noun · IPA /ˈkʌltɪvɑɹ/ · frequency rank #44,719*
A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

### cultivate
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ · frequency rank #16,677*
To grow plants, notably crops.

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