# fooling vs forming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### forming
*verb · IPA /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,042*
present participle and gerund of form

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