# suggesting vs suggestive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### suggestive
*adjective · IPA /sə(ɡ)ˈd͡ʒɛs.tɪv/ · frequency rank #22,234*
Tending to suggest or imply.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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