# holding vs hooking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### holding
*noun · IPA /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,368*
Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

### hooking
*verb · IPA /ˈhʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,360*
present participle and gerund of hook

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