# honing vs hoping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### honing
*verb · IPA /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #37,493*
present participle and gerund of hone

### hoping
*verb · IPA /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,160*
present participle and gerund of hope

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