# flushing vs fussing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flushing
*noun · IPA /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,144*
The act by which something is flushed.

### fussing
*verb · IPA /ˈfʌsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #42,658*
present participle and gerund of fuss

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