# whining vs whitening

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whining
*noun · frequency rank #14,051*
gerund of whine

### whitening
*verb · IPA /ˈwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #33,085*
present participle and gerund of whiten

## Source
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