# going vs grins

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### going
*verb · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #122*
present participle and gerund of go

### grins
*noun · IPA /ɡɹɪnz/ · frequency rank #36,164*
plural of grin

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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