# facilitate vs facilitator

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### facilitate
*verb · IPA /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/ · frequency rank #7,225*
To make easy or easier.

### facilitator
*noun · frequency rank #32,802*
Something that facilitates

## Source
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