# terminate vs termite

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### terminate
*verb · IPA /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/ · frequency rank #12,153*
To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.

### termite
*noun · IPA /ˈtɜː(ɹ).maɪt/ · frequency rank #38,200*
A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

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