# drooling vs dropping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drooling
*noun · IPA /ˈdɹuːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,129*
Salivation.

### dropping
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹɒpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,079*
present participle and gerund of drop

## Source
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