# ascending vs attending

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ascending
*verb · IPA /əˈsɛn.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,265*
present participle and gerund of ascend

### attending
*adjective · IPA /əˈtɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,210*
That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.

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