# longing vs looking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### longing
*verb · IPA /ˈlɒŋɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,989*
present participle and gerund of long

### looking
*verb · IPA /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #242*
present participle and gerund of look

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