# kissing vs Kissinger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kissing
*verb · IPA /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,467*
present participle and gerund of kiss

### Kissinger
*name · IPA /ˈkɪsənd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #26,481*
A surname from German.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kissing-vs-kissinger