# enable vs enabler

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### enabler
*noun · frequency rank #39,797*
One who or that which helps something to happen.

## Source
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