# buying vs buzzing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### buying
*verb · IPA /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,813*
present participle and gerund of buy

### buzzing
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,015*
gerund of buzz

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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