# forgetting vs formatting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forgetting
*verb · IPA /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,037*
present participle and gerund of forget

### formatting
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔː.mæt.iŋ/ · frequency rank #19,340*
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.

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