# violating vs violation

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### violating
*verb · IPA /ˈvaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,793*
present participle and gerund of violate

### violation
*noun · IPA /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #5,647*
The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.

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