# slamming vs summing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### slamming
*verb · IPA /ˈslæm.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,432*
present participle and gerund of slam

### summing
*noun · frequency rank #32,612*
The act or result of addition; a sum.

## Source
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