# refusing vs rousing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### refusing
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,273*
present participle and gerund of refuse

### rousing
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹaʊzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,819*
That rouses or excites.

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