# shrieking vs shrinking

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shrieking
*verb · frequency rank #34,683*
present participle and gerund of shriek

### shrinking
*verb · IPA /ˈʃɹɪŋkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,345*
present participle and gerund of shrink

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