# reconstruction vs reconstructive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reconstruction
*noun · IPA /ˌɹiːkənˈstɹʌkʃən/ · frequency rank #7,602*
The action of reconstructing something, not necessarily to the earlier state.

### reconstructive
*adjective · frequency rank #35,042*
which reconstructs

## Source
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