# rumbling vs rustling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rumbling
*adjective · frequency rank #30,572*
Deep- and slow-sounding.

### rustling
*verb · frequency rank #35,058*
present participle and gerund of rustle

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