# raining vs riding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### riding
*verb · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,082*
present participle and gerund of ride

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