# contacting vs contracting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### contracting
*noun · frequency rank #12,022*
The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.

## Source
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