# sharing vs showing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sharing
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,230*
Something shared; a point in common.

### showing
*verb · IPA /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,409*
present participle and gerund of show

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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