Which to use
“landing” and “lending” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,634
- “landing” frequency rank
- #8,685
- “lending” frequency rank
- 12319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | landing | lending |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object. | The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set landing and lending apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
landing and lending 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 a single letter - a in “landing” becomes e in “lending”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
landing is recorded at frequency rank #3,634, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlændɪŋ/. lending is at rank #8,685, tagged as anoun.
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 12319, this pair ranks #482,226 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of landing vs lending
Shared letters: dgiln. Private to "landing": a. Private to "lending": e.
"landing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "lending" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering landing vs lending
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “landing” entry
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