# profiling vs prowling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### profiling
*noun · frequency rank #18,663*
The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.

### prowling
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹaʊlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,709*
present participle and gerund of prowl

## Source
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