# wandering vs wondering

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wandering
*adjective · IPA /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,691*
Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

### wondering
*verb · IPA /ˈwʌndəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,872*
present participle and gerund of wonder

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