# relaying vs renaming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### relaying
*verb · frequency rank #36,732*
present participle and gerund of relay

### renaming
*noun · frequency rank #32,999*
verbal noun of rename: An act in which something is renamed.

## Source
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