# airing vs airline

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### airing
*noun · IPA /ˈɛəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,279*
Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.

### airline
*noun · IPA /ˈɛəˌlaɪn/ · frequency rank #6,648*
A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

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