# prying vs purging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prying
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,239*
present participle and gerund of pry

### purging
*verb · frequency rank #31,303*
present participle and gerund of purge

## Source
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