# messaging vs Messing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### messaging
*noun · frequency rank #9,632*
gerund of message: the transmission of messages.

### Messing
*name · frequency rank #9,363*
A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8918).

## Source
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