# coasting vs coastline

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coasting
*noun · frequency rank #40,619*
The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.

### coastline
*noun · frequency rank #14,720*
The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)

## Source
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