# emotion vs erosion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### emotion
*noun · IPA /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #5,215*
Movement; agitation.

### erosion
*noun · IPA /əˈɹoʊʒən/ · frequency rank #12,235*
The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.

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