# incitement vs increment

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### incitement
*noun · IPA /ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/ · frequency rank #34,537*
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

### increment
*noun · IPA /ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/ · frequency rank #30,457*
The action of increasing or becoming greater.

## Source
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