# coughing vs coursing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coughing
*noun · frequency rank #15,789*
A cough; the act of coughing.

### coursing
*noun · frequency rank #42,073*
The sport of chasing wild animals, especially hares, with dogs by sight rather than by scent.

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