# baking vs blaming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### baking
*verb · IPA /ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/ · frequency rank #8,009*
present participle and gerund of bake.

### blaming
*noun · IPA /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,516*
The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.

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