# impatient vs inpatient

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### impatient
*adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/ · frequency rank #13,933*
Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.

### inpatient
*noun · frequency rank #23,569*
A patient whose treatment requires at least one night's residence in a hospital; a hospitalized patient.

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