# having vs hearing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### having
*verb · IPA /ˈhævɪŋ/ · frequency rank #233*
present participle and gerund of have

### hearing
*adjective · IPA /ˈhɪə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,602*
Able to hear, as opposed to deaf.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/having-vs-hearing