# ranking vs running

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ranking
*verb · IPA /ˈɹæn.kɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,256*
present participle and gerund of rank

### running
*verb · IPA /ˈɹʌniŋ/ · frequency rank #596*
present participle and gerund of run

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