# respondent vs responding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### respondent
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/ · frequency rank #25,903*
One who responds; one who replies.

### responding
*noun · frequency rank #6,408*
response

## Source
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