# pissing vs posting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pissing
*verb · IPA /ˈpɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,399*
present participle and gerund of piss

### posting
*verb · IPA /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,714*
present participle and gerund of post

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