# hating vs hiding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hating
*verb · IPA /ˈheɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,051*
present participle and gerund of hate

### hiding
*verb · IPA /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,161*
present participle and gerund of hide

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hating-vs-hiding