# sleeping vs sneezing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sleeping
*verb · IPA /ˈsliːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,702*
present participle and gerund of sleep

### sneezing
*noun · frequency rank #28,373*
The act of producing a sneeze.

## Source
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