# reflecting vs reflective

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### reflecting
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,964*
present participle and gerund of reflect

### reflective
*adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/ · frequency rank #13,407*
That reflects, or redirects back to the source.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reflecting-vs-reflective