# urgent vs urging

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### urgent
*adjective · IPA /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #5,644*
Requiring immediate attention.

### urging
*verb · IPA /ˈɝd͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,632*
present participle and gerund of urge

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