Which to use
“darting” and “departing” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,592
- “darting” frequency rank
- #13,697
- “departing” frequency rank
- 56289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darting | departing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Characterized by sudden, quick movements. | That is leaving. |
Letter map: darting vs departing
Shared letters muted; letters that set darting and departing apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. darting runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against departing's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: darting and departing
darting and departing are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darting is recorded at frequency rank #42,592, classified as anadj. departing is at rank #13,697, tagged as anadj.
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 56289, this pair ranks #127,343 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of darting vs departing
Shared letters: adginrt. Private to "darting": -. Private to "departing": ep.
"darting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "departing" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "darting" and "departing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "darting" vs "departing" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "darting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "departing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,343 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darting" and "departing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Darrin vs darting". 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 #127,343 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.