Which to use
“melting” is an adjective and “mending” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,631
- “melting” frequency rank
- #32,078
- “mending” frequency rank
- 41709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | melting | mending |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying. | The act by which something is mended or repaired. |
Letter map: melting vs mending
Shared letters muted; letters that set melting and mending apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: melting vs mending
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: melting is anadjective and mendinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
melting is recorded at frequency rank #9,631, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈmɛltɪŋ/. mending is at rank #32,078, 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 41709, this pair ranks #255,802 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of melting vs mending
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "melting": lt. Private to "mending": d.
"melting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "mending" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "melting" and "mending" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "melting" or "mending" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "melting" vs "mending" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "melting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mending" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,802 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "melting" and "mending" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mending vs minding". 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 #255,802 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.