# walking vs warning

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### walking
*verb · IPA /ˈwɔː.kɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,472*
present participle and gerund of walk

### warning
*verb · IPA /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,564*
present participle of warn

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