# schizophrenia vs schizophrenic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### schizophrenia
*noun · IPA /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹiniə/ · frequency rank #13,806*
A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.

### schizophrenic
*adjective · IPA /ˌskɪtsəˈfɹɛnɪk/ · frequency rank #24,582*
Of or relating to schizophrenia.

## Source
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