# amazing vs amusing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### amazing
*verb · IPA /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #821*
present participle and gerund of amaze

### amusing
*verb · IPA /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,162*
present participle and gerund of amuse

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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