# coking vs curing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coking
*noun · frequency rank #45,852*
The manufacture of coke via the destructive distillation of coal

### curing
*verb · frequency rank #20,600*
present participle and gerund of cure

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