# slowing vs swing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### swing
*verb · IPA /ˈswɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,051*
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

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