# coding vs Cong

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coding
*noun · IPA /koʊdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,452*
The process of encoding or decoding.

### Cong
*name · IPA /kɔŋ/ · frequency rank #21,168*
Clipping of Vietcong.

## Source
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