# bullying vs buying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bullying
*noun · IPA /ˈbʊ.li.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,424*
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

### buying
*verb · IPA /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,813*
present participle and gerund of buy

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