# Pentecost vs Pentecostal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pentecost
*name · IPA /ˈpɛntɪkɒst/ · frequency rank #35,455*
Synonym of Shavuot (“a Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered; a ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai”).

### Pentecostal
*adjective · IPA /ˌpen.tɪˈkɒs.təl/ · frequency rank #34,629*
Of, or relating to Pentecost.

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