# discoverer vs discovery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### discoverer
*noun · IPA /dɪˈskʌvəɹəɹ/ · frequency rank #41,595*
One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

### discovery
*noun · IPA /dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi/ · frequency rank #3,291*
Something discovered.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discoverer-vs-discovery