# leaping vs leaving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### leaping
*verb · IPA /ˈliːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,562*
present participle and gerund of leap

### leaving
*verb · IPA /ˈliːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,123*
present participle and gerund of leave

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