Which to use
“casting” and “citing” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,581
- “casting” frequency rank
- #7,777
- “citing” frequency rank
- 13358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casting | citing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of cast | present participle and gerund of cite |
Where the eye mixes casting and citing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: casting vs citing
A purely visual mix-up. casting (/ˈkæstɪŋ/) and citing (/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/) 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 13358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casting is recorded at frequency rank #5,581, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈkæstɪŋ/. citing is at rank #7,777, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/.
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 13358, this pair ranks #476,290 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of casting vs citing
Shared letters: cgint. Private to "casting": as. Private to "citing": -.
"casting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "citing" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casting" and "citing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "casting" or "citing"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "casting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "citing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #476,290 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casting" and "citing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "citing vs coining". 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 #476,290 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.