# violating vs violations

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### violations
*noun · IPA /ˌvaɪ.əˈleɪ.ʃənz/ · frequency rank #7,302*
plural of violation

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