# crying vs cursing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cursing
*verb · IPA /ˈkɝsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,304*
present participle and gerund of curse

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