# waking vs wasting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waking
*adjective · IPA /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,760*
Occurring during wakefulness.

### wasting
*verb · IPA /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,018*
present participle and gerund of waste

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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