# downing vs downwind

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### downwind
*adverb · IPA /ˌdaʊnˈwɪnd/ · frequency rank #43,611*
in the same direction as the wind is blowing

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