# wiring vs working

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wiring
*verb · frequency rank #14,457*
present participle and gerund of wire

### working
*noun · IPA /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #342*
Operation; action.

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