# spacing vs spanning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spacing
*verb · IPA /ˈspeɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,795*
present participle and gerund of space

### spanning
*noun · frequency rank #14,636*
The process by which something is spanned.

## Source
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