# washing vs wasting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### washing
*noun · IPA /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,850*
The action of the verb to wash

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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