# bending vs Bering

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bending
*verb · IPA /ˈbɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,507*
present participle and gerund of bend

### Bering
*name · frequency rank #33,146*
An element of various place names in the geographical region between the northeastern extreme of Russia and the U.S. state of Alaska.

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