# eagle vs enable

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### eagle
*noun · IPA /ˈiːɡəl/ · frequency rank #5,785*
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

### enable
*verb · IPA /ɪˈneɪbəl/ · frequency rank #4,298*
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

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