# expecting vs exporting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### expecting
*verb · IPA /ɪkˈspɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,491*
present participle and gerund of expect

### exporting
*verb · IPA /ɪksˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,466*
present participle and gerund of export

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