# undertaken vs undertaking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### undertaken
*verb · IPA /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈteɪkən/ · frequency rank #9,001*
past participle of undertake

### undertaking
*noun · IPA /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌteɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,957*
The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.

## Source
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