Which to use
“hating” and “haunting” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,051
- “hating” frequency rank
- #14,557
- “haunting” frequency rank
- 23608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hating | haunting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of hate | present participle and gerund of haunt |
Letter map: hating vs haunting
Shared letters muted; letters that set hating and haunting apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: hating and haunting
hating and haunting 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hating is recorded at frequency rank #9,051, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈheɪtɪŋ/. haunting is at rank #14,557, tagged as averb.
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 23608, this pair ranks #408,068 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hating vs haunting
Shared letters: aghint. Private to "hating": -. Private to "haunting": u.
"hating" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "haunting" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hating" and "haunting" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hating" vs "haunting" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "hating" vs "haunting" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "hating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haunting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,068 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hating" and "haunting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hating vs hing". 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 #408,068 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.