# prompting vs propping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prompting
*noun · frequency rank #16,097*
The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something.

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

## Source
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