Which to use
“disguising” is a noun and “disgusting” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,086
- “disguising” frequency rank
- #4,849
- “disgusting” frequency rank
- 45935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disguising | disgusting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A masque or masquerade. | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. |
Letter map: disguising vs disgusting
Shared letters muted; letters that set disguising and disgusting apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. disguising (CVCCVVCVCC) and disgusting (CVCCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: disguising vs disgusting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disguising is anoun and disgustinganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disguising is recorded at frequency rank #41,086, classified as anoun. disgusting is at rank #4,849, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/.
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 45935, this pair ranks #216,532 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disguising vs disgusting
Shared letters: dginsu. Private to "disguising": -. Private to "disgusting": t.
"disguising" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "disgusting" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disguising ← ddisguising · digsuising · disgguising · disgiusing · disguiisng · disguisign · disguisingg · disguisinng
- disgusting ← ddisgusting · digsusting · disggusting · disgsuting · disgusitng · disgussting · disgustign · disgustingg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disguising" for "disgusting" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disguising" vs "disgusting" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "disguising" vs "disgusting" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "disguising" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disgusting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,532 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disguising" and "disgusting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disgusting vs disgustingly". 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 #216,532 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.