# tanking vs taping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tanking
*noun · frequency rank #40,920*
A session of being immersed in a tank.

### taping
*noun · frequency rank #21,380*
The act of recording something on tape, or (by extension) on another medium.

## Source
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