# singing vs sitting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### singing
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,559*
The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

### sitting
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,469*
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.

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