# narration vs narrative

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### narration
*noun · IPA /nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #19,145*
The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

### narrative
*adjective · IPA /ˈnæɹətɪv/ · frequency rank #3,706*
Telling a story.

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