# biting vs boiling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### biting
*verb · IPA /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,000*
present participle and gerund of bite

### boiling
*verb · IPA /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,335*
present participle and gerund of boil

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