Which to use
“recording” and “regarding” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,964
- “recording” frequency rank
- #2,173
- “regarding” frequency rank
- 5137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recording | regarding |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of record | present participle and gerund of regard |
Where the eye mixes recording and regarding
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between recording and regarding
A purely visual mix-up. recording (/ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/) and regarding (/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recording is recorded at frequency rank #2,964, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/. regarding is at rank #2,173, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/.
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 5137, this pair ranks #516,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recording vs regarding
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "recording": co. Private to "regarding": a.
"recording" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "regarding" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recording" for "regarding" ever safe?
Frequency check: "recording" vs "regarding" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recording" and "regarding" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recording" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regarding" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #516,457 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recording" and "regarding" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recording vs reworking". 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 #516,457 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.