# puffin vs puffing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### puffin
*noun · IPA /ˈpʌfɪn/ · frequency rank #43,862*
The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.

### puffing
*verb · frequency rank #35,895*
present participle and gerund of puff

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