# encoding vs ending

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### encoding
*noun · IPA /ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,608*
The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.

### ending
*noun · IPA /ˈɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,108*
A termination or conclusion.

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