# screening vs screwing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### screening
*noun · IPA /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,626*
Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").

### screwing
*noun · frequency rank #16,341*
The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/screening-vs-screwing