# physical vs physician

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### physical
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/ · frequency rank #1,231*
Of medicine.

### physician
*noun · IPA /fəˈzɪʃən/ · frequency rank #5,347*
A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

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