# captain vs captation

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### captain
*noun · frequency rank #14,622*
Capitaine (dans un contexte anglophone).

### captation
*noun · IPA \kap.ta.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #27,716*
Action de capter.

## Source
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