Which to use
“faring” is a noun and “fasting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,152
- “faring” frequency rank
- #13,514
- “fasting” frequency rank
- 56666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faring | fasting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An adventure, trek, journey. | present participle and gerund of fast |
Letter map: faring vs fasting
Shared letters muted; letters that set faring and fasting apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: faring vs fasting
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: faring is anoun and fastingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faring is recorded at frequency rank #43,152, classified as anoun. fasting is at rank #13,514, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfæstɪŋ/.
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 56666, this pair ranks #124,590 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faring vs fasting
Shared letters: afgin. Private to "faring": r. Private to "fasting": st.
"faring" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "fasting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faring" and "fasting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "faring" or "fasting"?
After this comparison
You've compared "faring" and "fasting". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "faring" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fasting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,590 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faring" and "fasting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faring vs forking". 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 #124,590 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.