# licking vs liking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### licking
*noun · IPA /ˈlɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,784*
The act by which something is licked.

### liking
*verb · IPA /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,245*
present participle and gerund of like

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