# fouling vs founding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fouling
*verb · IPA /ˈfaʊlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,811*
present participle and gerund of foul

### founding
*verb · IPA /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,229*
present participle and gerund of found

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