# ignite vs init

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ignite
*verb · IPA /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ · frequency rank #18,343*
to set fire to (something), to light (something)

### init
*noun · IPA /ˈɪn.ɪt/ · frequency rank #39,860*
Clipping of initialization.

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