# Stalin vs stating

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Stalin
*name · IPA /ˈstɑːlɪn/ · frequency rank #11,472*
A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin.

### stating
*noun · IPA /ˈsteɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,632*
statement

## Source
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