# effigy vs effing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### effigy
*noun · IPA /ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #36,536*
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.

### effing
*adjective · IPA /ˈɛfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,307*
Bowdlerization of fucking.

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