# alarming vs arming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### alarming
*verb · IPA /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,262*
present participle and gerund of alarm

### 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/alarming-vs-arming