# bluffing vs blurring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bluffing
*verb · IPA /ˈblʌfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #38,761*
present participle and gerund of bluff

### blurring
*noun · frequency rank #30,336*
A blurry patch.

## Source
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