# behind vs being

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### behind
*preposition · IPA /bɪˈhaɪnd/ · frequency rank #509*
At or to the back or far side of.

### being
*verb · IPA /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #119*
present participle and gerund of be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/behind-vs-being