# purge vs purger

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### purge
*noun · IPA \pyʁʒ\ · frequency rank #14,543*
Action de se purger ; purgatif.

### purger
*verb · IPA \pyʁ.ʒe\ · frequency rank #21,130*
Purifier ; nettoyer.

## Source
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