# coming vs cumming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cumming
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,051*
present participle and gerund of cum

## Source
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