Which to use
“disgusting” is an adjective and “disputing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,849
- “disgusting” frequency rank
- #33,204
- “disputing” frequency rank
- 38053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disgusting | disputing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. | dispute; argument |
Letter map: disgusting vs disputing
Shared letters muted; letters that set disgusting and disputing apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Role in the sentence - disgusting and disputing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disgusting is anadjective and disputinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disgusting is recorded at frequency rank #4,849, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/. disputing is at rank #33,204, 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 38053, this pair ranks #289,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disgusting vs disputing
Shared letters: dginstu. Private to "disgusting": -. Private to "disputing": p.
"disgusting" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "disputing" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disgusting ← ddisgusting · digsusting · disggusting · disgsuting · disgusitng · disgussting · disgustign · disgustingg
- disputing ← ddisputing · dipsuting · dispputing · disptuing · dispuitng · disputign · disputingg · disputinng
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "disgusting" vs "disputing" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "disgusting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disgusting" and "disputing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disposing vs disputing". 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 #289,236 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.