# exceeding vs exceedingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### exceeding
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,767*
present participle and gerund of exceed

### exceedingly
*adverb · IPA /ɪkˈsidɪŋli/ · frequency rank #18,305*
To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

## Source
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