# seating vs sewing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seating
*verb · IPA /ˈsiːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,127*
present participle and gerund of seat

### sewing
*verb · IPA /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,459*
present participle and gerund of sew

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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