# percentile vs perceptive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### percentile
*noun · IPA /pəɹˈsɛn.taɪl/ · frequency rank #25,877*
Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population.

### perceptive
*adjective · IPA /pəˈsɛptɪv/ · frequency rank #29,414*
Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

## Source
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