# raining vs raisin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raining
*verb · IPA /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,917*
present participle and gerund of rain

### raisin
*noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪzən/ · frequency rank #28,683*
A dried grape.

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