# faking vs fanning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faking
*noun · IPA /ˈfeɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,231*
The act of something being faked.

### fanning
*verb · IPA /ˈfænɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,055*
present participle and gerund of fan

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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