# shaking vs smacking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shaking
*verb · IPA /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,295*
present participle and gerund of shake

### smacking
*noun · frequency rank #28,371*
A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.

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