# draining vs drawing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### draining
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,906*
present participle and gerund of drain

### drawing
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹɔː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,575*
present participle and gerund of draw

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