# whacking vs wrecking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whacking
*adjective · frequency rank #49,143*
Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).

### wrecking
*noun · frequency rank #17,523*
The act by which something is wrecked.

## Source
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