# securing vs severing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### securing
*verb · IPA /səˈkjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,973*
present participle and gerund of secure

### severing
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #36,338*
present participle and gerund of sever

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