# striding vs striving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### striding
*verb · IPA /ˈstɹaɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #46,200*
present participle and gerund of stride

### striving
*verb · IPA /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,068*
present participle and gerund of strive

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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