# claimant vs claiming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### claimant
*noun · IPA /ˈkleɪ.mənt/ · frequency rank #24,114*
One who claims; one who makes a claim.

### claiming
*verb · IPA /ˈkleɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,065*
present participle and gerund of claim

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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