# majority vs minority

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### majority
*noun · IPA /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/ · frequency rank #1,227*
More than half (50%) of some group.

### minority
*noun · IPA /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #3,572*
The state or condition of being smaller, inferior, or subordinate to something or someone else; lesserness.

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