# suggesting vs suggestion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### suggesting
*verb · IPA /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,718*
present participle and gerund of suggest

### suggestion
*noun · IPA /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ · frequency rank #4,901*
Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

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