# promising vs promoting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### promising
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɹɑmɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,001*
Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

### promoting
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈmoʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,478*
present participle and gerund of promote

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/promising-vs-promoting