# contacting vs containing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### containing
*verb · IPA /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,418*
present participle and gerund of contain

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