# living vs losing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### living
*verb · IPA /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #503*
present participle of live

### losing
*verb · IPA /ˈluːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,487*
present participle and gerund of lose

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