# EMF vs et

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### EMF
*noun · frequency rank #41,103*
Initialism of electromotive force.

### et
*verb · IPA /ɛt/ · frequency rank #2,200*
Pronunciation spelling of ate, the simple past and past participle of eat.

## Source
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