# banging vs barking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### banging
*verb · IPA /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,505*
present participle and gerund of bang

### barking
*verb · IPA /ˈbɑɹkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,698*
present participle and gerund of bark

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