# spanning vs spending

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### spending
*noun · IPA /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,015*
gerund of spend, expenditure.

## Source
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