# Cullen vs culling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Cullen
*name · IPA /ˈkʌlən/ · frequency rank #18,529*
A village and former royal burgh in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5167).

### culling
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,000*
present participle and gerund of cull

## Source
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