# lobbying vs lobbyist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### lobbying
*verb · frequency rank #13,188*
present participle and gerund of lobby

### lobbyist
*noun · IPA /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/ · frequency rank #25,460*
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

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