# chanting vs counting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chanting
*verb · frequency rank #12,561*
present participle and gerund of chant

### counting
*noun · IPA /ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,518*
A count.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chanting-vs-counting