# coming vs crying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coming
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #383*
present participle and gerund of come

### crying
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,666*
That cries.

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