# academia vs academic

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### academia
*noun · frequency rank #1,665*
sociedade científica, literária ou artística cujo estabelecimento tem autoridade pública

### academic
*adjective · IPA /% { k@ "de m׀k/ · frequency rank #25,873*
acadêmico

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