# Pauline vs pausing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pauline
*name · IPA /ˈpɔːˌliːn/ · frequency rank #15,468*
A female given name from Latin.

### pausing
*noun · frequency rank #27,593*
A pause.

## Source
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