# ranting vs running

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ranting
*verb · frequency rank #24,289*
present participle and gerund of rant

### 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/ranting-vs-running