# peeking vs peeping

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peeking
*verb · IPA /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #30,532*
present participle and gerund of peek

### peeping
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,116*
The action of the verb to peep.

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