# prepping vs propping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prepping
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹɛpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,073*
present participle and gerund of prep

### propping
*noun · frequency rank #38,113*
The act by which something is propped.

## Source
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