Which to use
“blurring” is a noun and “blushing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,336
- “blurring” frequency rank
- #26,018
- “blushing” frequency rank
- 56354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blurring | blushing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A blurry patch. | present participle and gerund of blush |
Letter map: blurring vs blushing
Shared letters muted; letters that set blurring and blushing apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: blurring vs blushing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: blurring is anoun and blushingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blurring is recorded at frequency rank #30,336, classified as anoun. 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 56354, this pair ranks #126,872 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blurring vs blushing
Shared letters: bgilnu. Private to "blurring": r. Private to "blushing": hs.
"blurring" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "blushing" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "blurring" and "blushing" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "blurring" or "blushing" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "blurring" and "blushing".
- Full dictionary entry for "blurring" 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 #126,872 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blurring" 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 #126,872 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.