# paving vs playing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paving
*verb · IPA /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,767*
present participle and gerund of pave

### playing
*noun · IPA /ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #424*
An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.

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