# drooping vs dropping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drooping
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹuːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #47,593*
present participle and gerund of droop

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

## Source
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