# dangling vs dazzling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dangling
*adjective · IPA /ˈdaŋɡ(ə)lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,806*
Suspended from above.

### dazzling
*verb · IPA /ˈdæz.l̩.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,337*
present participle and gerund of dazzle

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