Which to use
“fielding” is a noun and “filling” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,167
- “fielding” frequency rank
- #5,221
- “filling” frequency rank
- 20388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fielding | filling |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of one who fields. | present participle and gerund of fill |
Letter map: fielding vs filling
Shared letters muted; letters that set fielding and filling apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. fielding runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against filling's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fielding and filling
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fielding is anoun and fillingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fielding is recorded at frequency rank #15,167, classified as anoun. filling is at rank #5,221, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈfɪlɪŋ/.
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 20388, this pair ranks #431,443 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fielding vs filling
Shared letters: fgiln. Private to "fielding": de. Private to "filling": -.
"fielding" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "filling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fielding" and "filling" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fielding" or "filling"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fielding" and "filling".
- Full dictionary entry for "fielding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filling" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #431,443 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fielding" and "filling" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fielding vs Fuelling". 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 #431,443 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.