Which to use
“walking” and “working” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,632
- “walking” frequency rank
- #19,089
- “working” frequency rank
- 31721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walking | working |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs walk | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs work |
Letter map: walking vs working
Shared letters muted; letters that set walking and working apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - walking / working
walking and working are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
walking is recorded at frequency rank #12,632, classified as averb, pronounced [wɔːkɪŋ]. working is at rank #19,089, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31721, this pair ranks #1,722,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of walking vs working
Shared letters: giknw. Private to "walking": al. Private to "working": or.
"walking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "working" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "walking" and "working" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "walking" vs "working" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "walking" vs "working" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "walking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "working" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,722,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "walking" and "working" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs working". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,722,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.