# deceased vs decrease

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deceased
*adjective · IPA /dɪˈsiːst/ · frequency rank #7,552*
No longer alive; dead.

### decrease
*verb · IPA /dɪˈkɹiːs/ · frequency rank #5,411*
Of a quantity, to become smaller.

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