# offending vs offering

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### offending
*verb · IPA /əˈfɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,549*
present participle and gerund of offend

### offering
*noun · IPA /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,493*
gerund of offer

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