# excellency vs excellent

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### excellency
*noun · frequency rank #16,228*
Synonym of excellence; the quality of being excellent.

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

## Source
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