# pledging vs plodding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pledging
*verb · IPA /ˈplɛd͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,790*
present participle and gerund of pledge

### plodding
*noun · frequency rank #48,972*
Slow, laborious progress.

## Source
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