# inching vs incoming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### inching
*verb · IPA /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,816*
present participle and gerund of inch

### incoming
*adjective · IPA /ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,932*
Coming (or about to come) in; arriving.

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