# takin vs taxing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### takin
*noun · frequency rank #22,242*
A goat-antelope, of species Budorcas taxicolor.

### taxing
*verb · IPA /ˈtæksɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,043*
present participle and gerund of tax

## Source
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