# laughing vs lugging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### laughing
*noun · IPA /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,452*
verbal noun of laugh: the action of the verb to laugh.

### lugging
*verb · IPA /ˈlʌɡɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,871*
present participle and gerund of lug

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