# numbering vs numbing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### numbering
*noun · frequency rank #20,447*
A sequence of numbers indicating order or otherwise used for identification.

### numbing
*noun · frequency rank #32,944*
An act by which something is numbed.

## Source
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