# clocking vs clothing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clocking
*noun · frequency rank #33,986*
A time measurement made according to a clock.

### clothing
*verb · IPA /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,155*
present participle and gerund of clothe

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