Which to use
“hurling” is a noun and “hurrying” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,192
- “hurling” frequency rank
- #40,286
- “hurrying” frequency rank
- 64478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hurling | hurrying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act by which something is hurled or thrown. | present participle and gerund of hurry |
Letter map: hurling vs hurrying
Shared letters muted; letters that set hurling and hurrying apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - hurling and hurrying
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: hurling is anoun and hurryingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hurling is recorded at frequency rank #24,192, classified as anoun. hurrying is at rank #40,286, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈhʌɹ.i.ɪŋ/.
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 64478, this pair ranks #77,526 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hurling vs hurrying
Shared letters: ghinru. Private to "hurling": l. Private to "hurrying": y.
"hurling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "hurrying" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hurling" and "hurrying" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hurling" vs "hurrying" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "hurling" and "hurrying".
- Full dictionary entry for "hurling" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hurrying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,526 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hurling" and "hurrying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hurrying vs hurtling". 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 #77,526 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.