Which to use
“disclosing” is a noun and “discussing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,648
- “disclosing” frequency rank
- #4,848
- “discussing” frequency rank
- 27496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disclosing | discussing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An act of disclosure. | present participle and gerund of discuss |
Letter map: disclosing vs discussing
Shared letters muted; letters that set disclosing and discussing apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. disclosing (CVCCCVCVCC) and discussing (CVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: disclosing vs discussing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disclosing is anoun and discussingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disclosing is recorded at frequency rank #22,648, classified as anoun. discussing is at rank #4,848, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/.
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 27496, this pair ranks #378,474 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disclosing vs discussing
Shared letters: cdgins. Private to "disclosing": lo. Private to "discussing": u.
"disclosing" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "discussing" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disclosing ← ddisclosing · dicslosing · discclosing · discllosing · discloisng · disclosign · disclosingg · disclosinng
- discussing ← ddiscussing · dicsussing · disccussing · discsusing · discusing · discusisng · discussign · discussingg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disclosing" for "discussing" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disclosing" vs "discussing" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "disclosing" and "discussing".
- Full dictionary entry for "disclosing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "discussing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,474 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disclosing" and "discussing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disclosing vs disposing". 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 #378,474 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.