# seeking vs smoking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seeking
*noun · IPA /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,597*
The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

### smoking
*verb · IPA /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,917*
present participle and gerund of smoke

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