# vaccinate vs vaccine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vaccinate
*verb · IPA /ˈvæksɪneɪt/ · frequency rank #40,502*
To treat (a person or an animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease.

### vaccine
*adjective · IPA /vækˈsin/ · frequency rank #7,188*
Of, pertaining to, caused by, or characteristic of cowpox.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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