# hitman vs human

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hitman
*noun · IPA /ˈhɪtmæːn/ · frequency rank #21,237*
A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

### human
*adjective · IPA /ˈhjuː.mən/ · frequency rank #444*
Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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