# spanning vs standing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### standing
*verb · IPA /ˈstændɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,470*
present participle and gerund of stand

## Source
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