# Denning vs downing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Denning
*name · frequency rank #42,086*
A surname.

### downing
*verb · IPA /ˈdaʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,219*
present participle and gerund of down

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