Which to use
“charging” and “chasing” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,397
- “charging” frequency rank
- #5,864
- “chasing” frequency rank
- 11261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | charging | chasing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of charge | present participle and gerund of chase |
Where the eye mixes charging and chasing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between charging and chasing
A purely visual mix-up. charging (/ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/) and chasing (/ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/) 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 11261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
charging is recorded at frequency rank #5,397, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɪŋ/. chasing is at rank #5,864, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/.
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 11261, this pair ranks #488,006 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of charging vs chasing
Shared letters: acghin. Private to "charging": r. Private to "chasing": s.
"charging" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "chasing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "charging" and "chasing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "charging" or "chasing" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "charging" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "chasing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #488,006 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "charging" and "chasing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chaining vs chasing". 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 #488,006 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.