# temiendo vs teniendo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### temiendo
*verb · IPA [t̪eˈmjẽn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #20,528*
Gerundio de temer.

### teniendo
*verb · IPA [t̪eˈnjẽn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #1,186*
Gerundio de tener.

## Source
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