# rowan vs rowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rowan
*noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊ.ən/ · frequency rank #19,194*
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

### 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.
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