# reasoning vs reckoning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reasoning
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,049*
The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.

### reckoning
*verb · IPA /ˈɹɛkənɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,201*
present participle and gerund of reckon

## Source
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