Which to use
“pasting” and “pitting” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,147
- “pasting” frequency rank
- #29,038
- “pitting” frequency rank
- 66185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasting | pitting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of applying paste to something, or affixing something using paste. | The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion. |
Letter map: pasting vs pitting
Shared letters muted; letters that set pasting and pitting apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - pasting / pitting
pasting and pitting 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasting is recorded at frequency rank #37,147, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪstɪŋ/. pitting is at rank #29,038, 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 66185, this pair ranks #69,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasting vs pitting
Shared letters: ginpt. Private to "pasting": as. Private to "pitting": -.
"pasting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "pitting" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasting" and "pitting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pasting" or "pitting"?
What to do next
Pair "pasting" vs "pitting" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasting" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pitting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,189 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasting" and "pitting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasting vs porting". 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 #69,189 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.