# confessing vs contesting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### confessing
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,044*
present participle and gerund of confess

### contesting
*noun · frequency rank #24,712*
The act of one who contests something; a disputation.

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