# picking vs piping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### picking
*verb · IPA /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,383*
present participle and gerund of pick

### piping
*verb · IPA /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,773*
present participle and gerund of pipe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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