# charging vs chatting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### charging
*verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,397*
present participle and gerund of charge

### chatting
*verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃætɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,008*
present participle and gerund of chat

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