Which to use
“seeming” is a verb and “seeping” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,791
- “seeming” frequency rank
- #40,013
- “seeping” frequency rank
- 56804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seeming | seeping |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of seem | The act by which something seeps. |
Letter map: seeming vs seeping
Shared letters muted; letters that set seeming and seeping apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - seeming and seeping
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seeming is averb and seepinganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “seeming” becomes p in “seeping”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seeming is recorded at frequency rank #16,791, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsiːmɪŋ/. seeping is at rank #40,013, 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 56804, this pair ranks #123,630 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seeming vs seeping
Shared letters: egins. Private to "seeming": m. Private to "seeping": p.
"seeming" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "seeping" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seeming" for "seeping" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seeming" vs "seeping" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seeming" and "seeping".
- Full dictionary entry for "seeming" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seeping" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,630 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seeming" and "seeping" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seeping vs sheeting". 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 #123,630 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.