# greeting vs grunting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### greeting
*noun · IPA /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,553*
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

### grunting
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɹʌntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #41,161*
present participle and gerund of grunt

## Source
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