# practicing vs practising

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### practicing
*adjective · frequency rank #7,264*
Actively engaged in a profession.

### practising
*adjective · frequency rank #17,213*
Engaged in the practice of some activity or profession.

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