# confessing vs confession

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### confession
*noun · IPA /kənˈfɛʃən/ · frequency rank #8,527*
The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).

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