# speculating vs speculation

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### speculating
*noun · frequency rank #26,611*
speculation

### speculation
*noun · IPA /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #7,291*
The faculty of sight.

## Source
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