# decaying vs denying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### decaying
*verb · frequency rank #24,137*
present participle and gerund of decay

### denying
*verb · IPA /dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,673*
present participle and gerund of deny

## Source
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