# tending vs tuning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tuning
*noun · IPA /ˈtjuːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,816*
Action of the verb to tune.

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