Which to use
“chasing” is a verb and “craving” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,864
- “chasing” frequency rank
- #13,694
- “craving” frequency rank
- 19558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chasing | craving |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of chase | A strong desire; yearning. |
Where the eye mixes chasing and craving
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chasing and craving
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: chasing is /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/ while craving is /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chasing is recorded at frequency rank #5,864, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/. craving is at rank #13,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/.
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 19558, this pair ranks #437,341 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chasing vs craving
Shared letters: acgin. Private to "chasing": hs. Private to "craving": rv.
"chasing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "craving" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chasing" for "craving" ever safe?
Which is more common, "chasing" or "craving"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "chasing" and "craving" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chasing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craving" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,341 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chasing" and "craving" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chafing vs craving". 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 #437,341 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.