# pumping vs pushing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pumping
*verb · IPA /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,516*
present participle and gerund of pump

### pushing
*verb · IPA /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,387*
present participle and gerund of push

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