# hooking vs howling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### howling
*noun · IPA /ˈhaʊlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,668*
The act of producing howls.

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