# surprising vs surprisingly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### surprising
*verb · IPA /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,495*
present participle and gerund of surprise

### surprisingly
*adverb · IPA /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋli/ · frequency rank #6,187*
In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

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