# attacking vs attaining

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### attacking
*adjective · IPA /əˈtækɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,348*
Carrying out an attack.

### attaining
*verb · IPA /əˈteɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,890*
present participle and gerund of attain

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