# padding vs paddling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### padding
*verb · IPA /ˈpædɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,054*
present participle and gerund of pad

### paddling
*verb · frequency rank #31,689*
present participle and gerund of paddle

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