# accessing vs assessing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### accessing
*verb · IPA /ˈæksɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,317*
present participle and gerund of access

### assessing
*verb · IPA /əˈsɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,492*
present participle and gerund of assess

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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