# planing vs plating

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### planing
*verb · IPA /ˈpleɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,030*
present participle and gerund of plane

### plating
*verb · IPA /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,275*
present participle and gerund of plate

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