# congratulating vs congratulations

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### congratulating
*adjective · frequency rank #28,877*
Congratulatory; that is giving congratulations.

### congratulations
*intj · IPA /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ · frequency rank #3,610*
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

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