Which to use
“awaiting” is a verb and “awarding” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,329
- “awaiting” frequency rank
- #17,080
- “awarding” frequency rank
- 27409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | awaiting | awarding |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of await | The act of bestowing an award. |
Letter map: awaiting vs awarding
Shared letters muted; letters that set awaiting and awarding apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. awaiting (VCVVCVCC) and awarding (VCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: awaiting vs awarding
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: awaiting is averb and awardinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
awaiting is recorded at frequency rank #10,329, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈweɪtɪŋ/. awarding is at rank #17,080, tagged as anoun.
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 27409, this pair ranks #379,138 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of awaiting vs awarding
Shared letters: aginw. Private to "awaiting": t. Private to "awarding": dr.
"awaiting" · 8 letters · shape VCVVCVCC · "awarding" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "awaiting" and "awarding" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "awaiting" or "awarding" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "awaiting" and "awarding".
- Full dictionary entry for "awaiting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "awarding" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,138 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "awaiting" and "awarding" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alarming vs awarding". 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 #379,138 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.