# skating vs soaring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### skating
*verb · IPA /ˈskeɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,097*
present participle and gerund of skate

### soaring
*adjective · frequency rank #16,351*
assurgent, ascending

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