# throng vs throwing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### throng
*noun · IPA /θɹɒŋ/ · frequency rank #37,253*
A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

### throwing
*verb · IPA /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,662*
present participle and gerund of throw

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