# amusing vs arising

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### arising
*verb · IPA /əˈɹaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,810*
present participle and gerund of arise

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