# glancing vs granting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### granting
*noun · frequency rank #11,552*
The act by which something is granted.

## Source
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