# rocking vs rowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rocking
*adjective · IPA /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,925*
Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.

### rowing
*verb · IPA /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #17,469*
present participle and gerund of row (“propel with oars”)

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