# discussing vs dismissing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dismissing
*adjective · frequency rank #17,349*
Dismissive.

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