# blooming vs blossoming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### blooming
*verb · IPA /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,768*
present participle and gerund of bloom

### blossoming
*noun · frequency rank #32,704*
The act or process by which something blossoms.

## Source
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