# obsession vs obsessive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### obsession
*noun · IPA /əbˈsɛʃən/ · frequency rank #8,324*
The quality of being obsessed.

### obsessive
*adjective · IPA /əbˈsɛs.ɪv/ · frequency rank #16,548*
Prone to cause obsession.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/obsession-vs-obsessive