# sensing vs sinking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sensing
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛnsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,322*
present participle and gerund of sense

### sinking
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,251*
gerund of sink: the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.

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