# incitation vs initiation

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### incitation
*noun · IPA \ɛ̃.si.ta.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #12,799*
Action d’inciter.

### initiation
*noun · IPA \i.ni.sja.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #11,426*
Admission à la connaissance de certaines choses secrètes.

## Source
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