# blooming vs booking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### booking
*verb · IPA /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,760*
present participle and gerund of book

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