# borrowing vs burrowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### borrowing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,336*
present participle and gerund of borrow

### burrowing
*noun · frequency rank #40,596*
The act or result of making a burrow.

## Source
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