# fucking vs funding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fucking
*noun · IPA /ˈfʌkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #465*
An act of sexual intercourse, especially one lacking passion or a feeling of sincere love.

### funding
*verb · IPA /ˈfʌndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,348*
present participle and gerund of fund

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fucking-vs-funding