# sporting vs storming

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### storming
*noun · frequency rank #23,690*
The act by which something is stormed.

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