# conducting vs contacting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### contacting
*verb · IPA /ˈkɑntæktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,311*
present participle and gerund of contact

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