# ageing vs arguing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### arguing
*verb · IPA /ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡju.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,653*
present participle and gerund of argue

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ageing-vs-arguing