# ethically vs ethnically

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ethically
*adverb · IPA /ˈɛθɪkəli/ · frequency rank #25,053*
In an ethical manner.

### ethnically
*adverb · frequency rank #24,742*
Of or pertaining to ethnicity.

## Source
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