# homing vs humming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### homing
*verb · IPA /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,685*
present participle and gerund of home

### humming
*verb · IPA /ˈhʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,542*
present participle and gerund of hum

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