# spouting vs sprouting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spouting
*noun · frequency rank #33,430*
The process or result of something being spouted; that which is spouted.

### sprouting
*noun · frequency rank #35,531*
The act by which something sprouts.

## Source
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