# comprising vs compromising

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### comprising
*verb · IPA /kəmˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,526*
present participle and gerund of comprise

### compromising
*adjective · frequency rank #18,793*
Willing or able to make a compromise.

## Source
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