Which to use
“bowing” and “bring” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,763
- “bowing” frequency rank
- #537
- “bring” frequency rank
- 24300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bowing | bring |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of bow (all senses) | To transport toward somebody/somewhere. |
Where the eye mixes bowing and bring
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bowing and bring
A purely visual mix-up. bowing (/ˈbaʊɪŋ/) and bring (/ˈbɹɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bowing is recorded at frequency rank #23,763, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈbaʊɪŋ/. bring is at rank #537, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋ/.
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 24300, this pair ranks #402,990 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bowing vs bring
Shared letters: bgin. Private to "bowing": ow. Private to "bring": r.
"bowing" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "bring" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bowing" and "bring" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bowing" or "bring"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bowing" and "bring" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bowing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bring" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #402,990 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bowing" and "bring" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boing vs bowing". 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 #402,990 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.