# cumming vs Cummings

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Cummings
*name · IPA /ˈkʌmɪŋz/ · frequency rank #15,793*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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