# raping vs reading

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raping
*noun · frequency rank #14,198*
Rape (sexual violation).

### reading
*verb · IPA /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #753*
present participle and gerund of read

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