# Tooting vs topping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tooting
*name · IPA /tuːtiŋ/ · frequency rank #43,425*
A suburban area in the borough of Wandsworth and borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2771).

### topping
*verb · IPA /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,830*
present participle and gerund of top

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tooting-vs-topping