Which to use
“reading” is a verb and “retaking” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #753
- “reading” frequency rank
- #49,592
- “retaking” frequency rank
- 50345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reading | retaking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of read | The act of taking again. |
Letter map: reading vs retaking
Shared letters muted; letters that set reading and retaking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for reading / retaking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reading is averb and retakinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reading is recorded at frequency rank #753, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/. retaking is at rank #49,592, 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 50345, this pair ranks #175,172 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reading vs retaking
Shared letters: aeginr. Private to "reading": d. Private to "retaking": kt.
"reading" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "retaking" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reading" and "retaking" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "reading" or "retaking" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reading" and "retaking".
- Full dictionary entry for "reading" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retaking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,172 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reading" and "retaking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retaking vs revoking". 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 #175,172 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.