Which to use
“relating” is a verb and “retaking” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,076
- “relating” frequency rank
- #49,592
- “retaking” frequency rank
- 54668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | relating | retaking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of relate | The act of taking again. |
Letter map: relating vs retaking
Shared letters muted; letters that set relating and retaking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for relating / retaking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: relating is averb and retakinganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
relating is recorded at frequency rank #5,076, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈleɪtɪŋ/. 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 54668, this pair ranks #139,299 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of relating vs retaking
Shared letters: aeginrt. Private to "relating": l. Private to "retaking": k.
"relating" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "retaking" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "relating" for "retaking" ever safe?
Frequency check: "relating" vs "retaking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "relating" and "retaking".
- Full dictionary entry for "relating" 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 #139,299 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "relating" 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 #139,299 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.