# drying vs during

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### drying
*verb · IPA /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,529*
present participle and gerund of dry

### during
*preposition · IPA /ˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #181*
For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

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