# lengthen vs lengthy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lengthen
*verb · IPA /ˈlɛŋθən/ · frequency rank #36,640*
To make longer, to extend the length of.

### lengthy
*adjective · frequency rank #8,953*
Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

## Source
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