# tailings vs tiling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tailings
*noun · frequency rank #42,443*
The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; the waste from coal mining.

### tiling
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,723*
A covering of tiles.

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