# aiming vs arming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### arming
*verb · frequency rank #24,085*
present participle and gerund of arm

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