# idling vs Irving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### idling
*noun · frequency rank #36,184*
An idle period; something done idly.

### Irving
*name · IPA /ˈɜː.vɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,055*
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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