# communicating vs communication

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### communicating
*verb · IPA /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,017*
present participle and gerund of communicate

### communication
*noun · IPA /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #2,103*
The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

## Source
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