# fiddling vs filling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fiddling
*verb · frequency rank #31,176*
present participle and gerund of fiddle

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

## Source
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