# forgiven vs forgiving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forgiven
*verb · IPA /fəˈɡɪv.n̩/ · frequency rank #11,891*
past participle of forgive

### forgiving
*adjective · frequency rank #15,172*
Inclined to forgive.

## Source
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