# timing vs Turing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### timing
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,418*
An occurrence or event.

### Turing
*name · IPA /ˈtʊɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,843*
A surname of Germanic origin.

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