# floating vs flowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### floating
*adjective · IPA /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,326*
That floats or float.

### flowing
*verb · IPA /ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,907*
present participle and gerund of flow

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