# drooling vs drowning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### drowning
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,040*
present participle and gerund of drown

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