Which to use
“blinking” is an adjective and “bringing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,535
- “blinking” frequency rank
- #1,987
- “bringing” frequency rank
- 21522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blinking | bringing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That blinks. | present participle and gerund of bring |
Letter map: blinking vs bringing
Shared letters muted; letters that set blinking and bringing apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: blinking vs bringing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blinking is anadjective and bringingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blinking is recorded at frequency rank #19,535, classified as anadj. bringing is at rank #1,987, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/.
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 21522, this pair ranks #423,277 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blinking vs bringing
Shared letters: bgin. Private to "blinking": kl. Private to "bringing": r.
"blinking" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "bringing" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "blinking" vs "bringing" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "blinking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bringing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,277 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blinking" and "bringing" 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 #423,277 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.