Which to use
“blasting” and “blushing” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,864
- “blasting” frequency rank
- #26,018
- “blushing” frequency rank
- 39882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blasting | blushing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of blast | present participle and gerund of blush |
Letter map: blasting vs blushing
Shared letters muted; letters that set blasting and blushing apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on blasting vs blushing
blasting and blushing are indexed as a confusable English 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 39882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blasting is recorded at frequency rank #13,864, classified as averb. blushing is at rank #26,018, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/.
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 39882, this pair ranks #272,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blasting vs blushing
Shared letters: bgilns. Private to "blasting": at. Private to "blushing": hu.
"blasting" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "blushing" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blasting" and "blushing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blasting" or "blushing"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "blasting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blushing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blasting" and "blushing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blushing vs bushing". 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 #272,633 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.