# emaciated vs emancipated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### emaciated
*adjective · IPA /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/ · frequency rank #40,229*
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

### emancipated
*adjective · frequency rank #42,114*
Having been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at liberty, free.

## Source
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