# flooding vs fooling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flooding
*verb · IPA /ˈflʌdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,445*
present participle and gerund of flood

### fooling
*verb · IPA /ˈfuːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,339*
present participle and gerund of fool

## Source
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