# feeling vs filling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### feeling
*adjective · IPA /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #769*
Emotionally sensitive.

### filling
*verb · IPA /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,221*
present participle and gerund of fill

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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