# pending vs pleading

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pending
*verb · IPA /ˈpɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,947*
present participle and gerund of pend

### pleading
*noun · IPA /ˈpliːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,386*
The act of making a plea.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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