# hissing vs hoisting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hissing
*verb · IPA /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,674*
present participle and gerund of hiss

### hoisting
*noun · IPA /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #42,698*
The act by which something is hoisted.

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