Which to use
“commentating” is a verb and “commenting” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,388
- “commentating” frequency rank
- #9,151
- “commenting” frequency rank
- 55539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commentating | commenting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of commentate | The making of a comment; commentary. |
Letter map: commentating vs commenting
Shared letters muted; letters that set commentating and commenting apart highlighted. Shared run: 10.
Role in the sentence - commentating and commenting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: commentating is averb and commentinganoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commentating is recorded at frequency rank #46,388, classified as averb. commenting is at rank #9,151, tagged as anoun.
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 55539, this pair ranks #132,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of commentating vs commenting
Shared letters: cegimnot. Private to "commentating": a. Private to "commenting": -.
"commentating" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCC · "commenting" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commentating ← ccommentating · cmomentating · comemntating · comentating · commenatting · commenntating · commentaitng · commentatign
- commenting ← ccommenting · cmomenting · comemnting · comenting · commenitng · commennting · commentign · commentingg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commentating" and "commenting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "commentating" vs "commenting" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "commentating" and "commenting".
- Full dictionary entry for "commentating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commenting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commentating" and "commenting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cementing vs commenting". 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 #132,877 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.