# curia vs curie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### curia
*noun · IPA /ˈkjuːɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #49,273*
Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome

### curie
*noun · frequency rank #33,599*
3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.

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