# suppressing vs suppression

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### suppressing
*verb · frequency rank #20,240*
present participle and gerund of suppress

### suppression
*noun · IPA /səˈpɹɛʃən/ · frequency rank #11,617*
The act or instance of suppressing.

## Source
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