# glancing vs glaring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### glancing
*verb · IPA /ˈɡlɑːn.sɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,564*
present participle and gerund of glance

### glaring
*adjective · IPA /ˈɡlɛəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,351*
Reflecting with glare.

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