# tricking vs tucking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tricking
*verb · IPA /ˈtɹɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,132*
present participle and gerund of trick

### tucking
*noun · frequency rank #33,890*
A tuck.

## Source
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Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tricking-vs-tucking