# striding vs stringing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### striding
*verb · IPA /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,200*
present participle and gerund of stride

### stringing
*noun · frequency rank #40,467*
The act by which something is strung.

## Source
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