# appalling vs applying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### appalling
*verb · IPA /əˈpɔːlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,750*
present participle and gerund of appall

### applying
*verb · IPA /əˈplaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,736*
present participle and gerund of apply

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