# convening vs covering

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### convening
*noun · frequency rank #38,790*
An assembly; a meeting.

### covering
*verb · IPA /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,288*
present participle and gerund of cover

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