# thrashing vs trashing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thrashing
*verb · IPA /ˈθɹæʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,495*
present participle and gerund of thrash

### trashing
*noun · frequency rank #33,064*
The act by which something is trashed.

## Source
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