# facilitation vs facilitator

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### facilitation
*noun · IPA /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #31,977*
The act of facilitating or making easy.

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

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