# tailing vs tolling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tailing
*noun · frequency rank #42,442*
The act of following someone.

### tolling
*noun · frequency rank #43,967*
The act by which a bell is tolled.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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