# raining vs raving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### raving
*verb · IPA /ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,966*
present participle and gerund of rave

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