# depicting vs detecting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### depicting
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,104*
present participle and gerund of depict

### detecting
*noun · frequency rank #14,510*
An act of detection.

## Source
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