# wang vs waring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wang
*noun · IPA /ˈwæŋ/ · frequency rank #7,762*
Alternative spelling of whang.

### waring
*verb · IPA /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #41,467*
present participle and gerund of ware

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