# policing vs pricing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pricing
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹaɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,725*
present participle and gerund of price

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/policing-vs-pricing