Which to use
“concerning” is an adjective and “conversing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,221
- “concerning” frequency rank
- #31,488
- “conversing” frequency rank
- 35709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concerning | conversing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causing concern; worrying. | conversation |
Letter map: concerning vs conversing
Shared letters muted; letters that set concerning and conversing apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Part-of-speech tell for concerning / conversing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: concerning is anadjective and conversinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concerning is recorded at frequency rank #4,221, classified as anadj, pronounced /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/. conversing is at rank #31,488, 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 35709, this pair ranks #309,581 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concerning vs conversing
Shared letters: ceginor. Private to "concerning": -. Private to "conversing": sv.
"concerning" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "conversing" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concerning ← cconcerning · cnocerning · cocnerning · conccerning · concenring · concerinng · concernign · concerningg
- conversing ← cconversing · cnoversing · conevrsing · connversing · converisng · converrsing · conversign · conversingg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concerning" for "conversing" ever safe?
Which is more common, "concerning" or "conversing"?
What to do next
Pair "concerning" vs "conversing" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "concerning" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conversing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,581 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concerning" and "conversing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condensing vs conversing". 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 #309,581 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.