# chasing vs chiming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chasing
*verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,864*
present participle and gerund of chase

### chiming
*verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃaɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #40,172*
present participle and gerund of chime

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