# traveling vs traversing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### traveling
*verb · IPA /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,561*
present participle and gerund of travel

### traversing
*noun · frequency rank #32,625*
A traversal.

## Source
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