# copying vs crying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### copying
*verb · IPA /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,524*
present participle and gerund of copy

### crying
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,666*
That cries.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/copying-vs-crying