# gilding vs giving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### gilding
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɪldɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,255*
present participle and gerund of gild

### giving
*verb · IPA /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #734*
present participle and gerund of give

## Source
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