# spoiling vs sporting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spoiling
*noun · frequency rank #21,075*
plunder; pillage

### sporting
*verb · IPA /ˈspɔɹtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,554*
present participle and gerund of sport

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiling-vs-sporting