Which to use
“hating” and “hiking” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,051
- “hating” frequency rank
- #8,677
- “hiking” frequency rank
- 17728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hating | hiking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of hate | present participle and gerund of hike |
Where the eye mixes hating and hiking
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between hating and hiking
A purely visual mix-up. hating (/ˈheɪtɪŋ/) and hiking (/ˈhaɪkɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17728, 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/. hiking is at rank #8,677, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/.
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 17728, this pair ranks #449,559 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hating vs hiking
Shared letters: ghin. Private to "hating": at. Private to "hiking": k.
"hating" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "hiking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hating" and "hiking" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hating" vs "hiking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hiking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #449,559 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hating" and "hiking" 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 #449,559 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.