# giggle vs girdle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### giggle
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ · frequency rank #18,321*
To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.

### girdle
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɝdl̩/ · frequency rank #36,581*
That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.

## Source
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