# Penang vs penning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Penang
*name · IPA /peˈnaŋ/ · frequency rank #30,913*
A state in western Malaysia. Capital: George Town.

### penning
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,952*
present participle and gerund of pen

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