# browsing vs bruising

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### browsing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,927*
present participle and gerund of browse

### bruising
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,910*
present participle and gerund of bruise

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