# Lessing vs letting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Lessing
*name · frequency rank #42,744*
A surname from German.

### letting
*verb · IPA /ˈlɛtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,840*
present participle and gerund of let

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