# settling vs sexting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### settling
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛtl̩ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,983*
present participle and gerund of settle

### sexting
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛkstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,832*
The act of transmitting and/or receiving sexually suggestive text messages and/or photographs between cell phones equipped with text messaging.

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