# delving vs denying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delving
*verb · IPA /ˈdɛlvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #37,881*
present participle and gerund of delve

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

## Source
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