# rating vs reading

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rating
*verb · IPA /ˈɹeɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,329*
present participle and gerund of rate

### 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/rating-vs-reading