# occupying vs occurring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### occupying
*verb · IPA /ˈɑk.jə.paɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,468*
present participle and gerund of occupy

### occurring
*verb · IPA /əˈkɝɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,478*
present participle and gerund of occur

## Source
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