# warning vs waving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### waving
*verb · IPA /ˈweɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,479*
present participle and gerund of wave

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