# polluting vs pollution

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### polluting
*adjective · frequency rank #26,554*
Causing pollution; having a tendency to pollute.

### pollution
*noun · IPA /pəˈljuːʃən/ · frequency rank #5,153*
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.

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