# shunning vs sinning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shunning
*verb · IPA /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,776*
present participle and gerund of shun

### sinning
*noun · frequency rank #41,885*
The act of committing a sin.

## Source
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