# minister vs ministry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### minister
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪn.əˌstɚ/ · frequency rank #972*
A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.

### ministry
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪnɪstɹi/ · frequency rank #2,356*
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity

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