# disproportionate vs disproportionately

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### disproportionate
*adjective · IPA /dɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.nət/ · frequency rank #18,542*
Not proportionate.

### disproportionately
*adverb · IPA /ˈdɪs.pɹəˌpɔɹ.ʃən.ət.li/ · frequency rank #19,579*
in a disproportionate manner

## Source
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