# teaching vs tearing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### teaching
*noun · IPA /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,969*
Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.

### tearing
*verb · IPA /ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,831*
present participle and gerund of tear

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