# hailing vs hawking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hailing
*verb · IPA /ˈheɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,853*
present participle and gerund of hail

### hawking
*noun · frequency rank #21,235*
Action of the verb to hawk.

## Source
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