# bribing vs bringing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bribing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/ · frequency rank #31,463*
present participle and gerund of bribe

### bringing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,987*
present participle and gerund of bring

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