# ageing vs aiming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ageing
*adjective · frequency rank #16,172*
UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of aging.

### aiming
*verb · IPA /ˈeɪ.mɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,383*
present participle and gerund of aim

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ageing-vs-aiming