# discussing vs discussion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### discussing
*verb · IPA /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,848*
present participle and gerund of discuss

### discussion
*noun · IPA /dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #1,992*
Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

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