# demographic vs demographics

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### demographic
*adjective · IPA /ˌdɛm.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk/ · frequency rank #8,024*
Of or pertaining to demography.

### demographics
*noun · IPA /ˌdɛməˈɡɹæfɪks/ · frequency rank #13,696*
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.

## Source
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