# provide vs proving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### provide
*verb · IPA /pɹəˈvaɪd/ · frequency rank #738*
To make a living; earn money for necessities.

### proving
*verb · IPA /ˈpɹuːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,171*
present participle and gerund of prove

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