# spying vs styling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spying
*verb · IPA /ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,145*
present participle and gerund of spy

### styling
*noun · IPA /ˈstaɪlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,521*
Any form of decoration or stylistic approach.

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