# bring vs burning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bring
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #537*
To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

### burning
*verb · IPA /ˈbɝnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,982*
present participle and gerund of burn

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