# balling vs bowling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### balling
*verb · frequency rank #38,742*
present participle and gerund of ball

### bowling
*verb · IPA /ˈbəʊlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,548*
present participle and gerund of bowl

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