# tolling vs trolling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tolling
*noun · frequency rank #43,967*
The act by which a bell is tolled.

### trolling
*verb · IPA /ˈtɹɒlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,373*
present participle and gerund of troll

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