# stabiliser vs stériliser

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### stabiliser
*verb · IPA \sta.bi.li.ze\ · frequency rank #15,513*
Rendre stable.

### stériliser
*verb · IPA \ste.ʁi.li.ze\ · frequency rank #43,164*
Frapper de stérilité, rendre stérile.

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