# treating vs treatise

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### treating
*verb · IPA /ˈtɹiːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,562*
present participle and gerund of treat

### treatise
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹiːtɪs/ · frequency rank #17,739*
A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.

## Source
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