# tending vs toning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tending
*verb · IPA /ˈtɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,985*
present participle and gerund of tend

### toning
*verb · IPA /ˈtəʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #39,615*
present participle and gerund of tone

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