# sloping vs slowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sloping
*adjective · IPA /ˈsləʊpɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,254*
Having a slope.

### slowing
*verb · IPA /ˈslaː.ɪn/ · frequency rank #11,122*
present participle and gerund of slow

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