# insufficiency vs insufficient

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### insufficiency
*noun · IPA /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/ · frequency rank #42,207*
The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).

### insufficient
*determiner · IPA /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ · frequency rank #10,067*
An inadequate quantity of; not enough.

## Source
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