# policies vs policing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### policies
*noun · IPA /ˈpɒl.ə.siz/ · frequency rank #2,008*
plural of policy

### policing
*verb · frequency rank #12,658*
present participle and gerund of police

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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