# pecking vs pending

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pecking
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,787*
present participle and gerund of peck

### pending
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,947*
present participle and gerund of pend

## Source
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