# conducting vs connecting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conducting
*noun · IPA /kənˈdʌktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,346*
Synonym of conductive.

### connecting
*verb · IPA /kəˈnɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,486*
present participle and gerund of connect

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