# predator vs predictor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### predator
*noun · IPA /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ · frequency rank #11,089*
Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

### predictor
*noun · IPA /pɹɪˈdɪk.tə/ · frequency rank #24,870*
Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.

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