# decryption vs description

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### decryption
*noun · IPA /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ · frequency rank #48,176*
The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

### description
*noun · IPA /dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/ · frequency rank #1,894*
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

## Source
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