# telegram vs telegraph

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### telegram
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛləˌɡɹæm/ · frequency rank #14,036*
A message transmitted by telegraph.

### telegraph
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹɑːf/ · frequency rank #7,186*
Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.

## Source
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