# cheering vs covering

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cheering
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɪɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,147*
A cheer.

### covering
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,288*
present participle and gerund of cover

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