# captage vs cryptage

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### captage
*noun · IPA \kap.taʒ\ · frequency rank #43,828*
Action de capter (une source, de l’eau…).

### cryptage
*noun · IPA \kʁip.taʒ\ · frequency rank #34,047*
Chiffrement.

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