# conferring vs confessing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### conferring
*noun · frequency rank #38,789*
The act of one who confers.

### confessing
*verb · IPA /kənˈfɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,044*
present participle and gerund of confess

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