# excellence vs excellent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excellence
*noun · IPA /ˈɛksələns/ · frequency rank #6,356*
The quality of being excellent; brilliance

### excellent
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛksələnt/ · frequency rank #1,896*
Having excelled, having surpassed.

## Source
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