Which to use
“hampering” and “hamstring” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,265
- “hampering” frequency rank
- #23,559
- “hamstring” frequency rank
- 71824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hampering | hamstring |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | That which hampers; an impediment. | One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh. |
Letter map: hampering vs hamstring
Shared letters muted; letters that set hampering and hamstring apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. hampering (CVCCVCVCC) and hamstring (CVCCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - hampering / hamstring
hampering and hamstring are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hampering is recorded at frequency rank #48,265, classified as anoun. hamstring is at rank #23,559, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/.
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 71824, this pair ranks #45,253 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hampering vs hamstring
Shared letters: aghimnr. Private to "hampering": ep. Private to "hamstring": st.
"hampering" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "hamstring" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "hampering" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hamstring" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,253 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hampering" and "hamstring" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hammering vs hampering". 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 #45,253 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.