Which to use
“blinding” is a verb and “blinking” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,301
- “blinding” frequency rank
- #19,535
- “blinking” frequency rank
- 41836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinding | blinking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of blind | That blinks. |
Letter map: blinding vs blinking
Shared letters muted; letters that set blinding and blinking apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: blinding vs blinking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blinding is averb and blinkinganadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “blinding” becomes k in “blinking”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blinding is recorded at frequency rank #22,301, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈblaɪndɪŋ/. blinking is at rank #19,535, tagged as anadj.
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 41836, this pair ranks #254,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blinding vs blinking
Shared letters: bgiln. Private to "blinding": d. Private to "blinking": k.
"blinding" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "blinking" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blinding" and "blinking" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "blinding" vs "blinking" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blinding" and "blinking".
- Full dictionary entry for "blinding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blinking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinding" and "blinking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blacking vs blinking". 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 #254,697 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.