# smoking vs snowing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### smoking
*verb · IPA /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,917*
present participle and gerund of smoke

### snowing
*verb · IPA /ˈsnəʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,584*
present participle and gerund of snow

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