# violence vs virulence

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### violence
*noun · IPA /ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/ · frequency rank #1,847*
Extreme force.

### virulence
*noun · IPA /ˈvɪɹjələns/ · frequency rank #47,408*
The state of being virulent.

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