Which to use
“farting” and “fasting” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,041
- “farting” frequency rank
- #13,514
- “fasting” frequency rank
- 43555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farting | fasting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of fart | present participle and gerund of fast |
Where the eye mixes farting and fasting
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses farting with fasting
A purely visual mix-up. farting (/ˈfɑːtɪŋ/) and fasting (/ˈfæstɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “farting” becomes s in “fasting”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farting is recorded at frequency rank #30,041, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfɑːtɪŋ/. 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 43555, this pair ranks #238,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of farting vs fasting
Shared letters: afgint. Private to "farting": r. Private to "fasting": s.
"farting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "fasting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "farting" and "fasting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "farting" or "fasting"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "farting" 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 #238,898 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farting" and "fasting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "farting 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 #238,898 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.