# felling vs flying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### felling
*noun · frequency rank #38,837*
The act by which something is felled.

### flying
*adjective · IPA /ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,997*
That flies or can fly.

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