# vexing vs viewing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### vexing
*verb · frequency rank #48,549*
present participle and gerund of vex

### viewing
*verb · IPA /ˈvjuːɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,313*
present participle and gerund of view

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