Which to use
“hailing” and “hating” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,853
- “hailing” frequency rank
- #9,051
- “hating” frequency rank
- 32904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hailing | hating |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of hail | present participle and gerund of hate |
Where the eye mixes hailing and hating
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hailing and hating
A purely visual mix-up. hailing (/ˈheɪlɪŋ/) and hating (/ˈheɪtɪŋ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hailing is recorded at frequency rank #23,853, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈheɪlɪŋ/. hating is at rank #9,051, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈheɪtɪŋ/.
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 32904, this pair ranks #333,932 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hailing vs hating
Shared letters: aghin. Private to "hailing": l. Private to "hating": t.
"hailing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "hating" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hailing" and "hating" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "hailing" or "hating" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hailing" and "hating" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hailing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hating" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,932 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hailing" and "hating" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haggling vs hailing". 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 #333,932 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.