# papacy vs papal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### papacy
*noun · IPA /ˈpeɪ.pə.si/ · frequency rank #28,320*
The office of a pope.

### papal
*adjective · IPA /ˈpeɪpəl/ · frequency rank #17,203*
Having to do with the pope or the papacy.

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