# dang vs daring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dang
*verb · IPA /ˈdæŋ/ · frequency rank #12,030*
Damn.

### daring
*verb · IPA /ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,196*
present participle and gerund of dare

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-daring