# identify vs identity

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### identify
*verb · IPA /aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.faɪ/ · frequency rank #2,682*
To establish the identity of someone or something.

### identity
*noun · IPA /aɪˈdɛntɪti/ · frequency rank #2,255*
Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/identify-vs-identity