Which to use
“scoring” is an adjective and “showing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,907
- “scoring” frequency rank
- #1,409
- “showing” frequency rank
- 5316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scoring | showing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Of something or someone that scores. | present participle and gerund of show |
Letter map: scoring vs showing
Shared letters muted; letters that set scoring and showing apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for scoring / showing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scoring is anadjective and showingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scoring is recorded at frequency rank #3,907, classified as anadj. showing is at rank #1,409, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/.
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 5316, this pair ranks #515,808 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scoring vs showing
Shared letters: ginos. Private to "scoring": cr. Private to "showing": hw.
"scoring" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "showing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "scoring" and "showing" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "scoring" or "showing"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "scoring" and "showing".
- Full dictionary entry for "scoring" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "showing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,808 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scoring" and "showing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scoring vs shorting". 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 #515,808 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.