# blooming vs blowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### blowing
*verb · IPA /ˈbləʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,102*
present participle and gerund of blow

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