# survive vs survivor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### survive
*verb · IPA /səˈvaɪv/ · frequency rank #2,920*
Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

### survivor
*noun · IPA /səˈvaɪvə/ · frequency rank #7,185*
One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/survive-vs-survivor