# opening vs owning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### opening
*verb · IPA /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,229*
present participle and gerund of open

### owning
*verb · IPA /ˈəʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,076*
present participle and gerund of own

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