# driven vs driving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### driven
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹɪvn̩/ · frequency rank #2,787*
past participle of drive

### driving
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,335*
present participle and gerund of drive

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