# sifting vs singing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sifting
*verb · frequency rank #34,284*
present participle and gerund of sift

### singing
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,559*
The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

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