# screaming vs screening

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### screaming
*verb · IPA /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,980*
present participle and gerund of scream

### screening
*noun · IPA /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,626*
Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

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