# culling vs cumming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cumming
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,051*
present participle and gerund of cum

## Source
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