Which to use
“sewing” is a verb and “spewing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,459
- “sewing” frequency rank
- #27,653
- “spewing” frequency rank
- 39112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sewing | spewing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of sew | Material spewed or vomited. |
Letter map: sewing vs spewing
Shared letters muted; letters that set sewing and spewing apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: sewing vs spewing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sewing is averb and spewinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sewing is recorded at frequency rank #11,459, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsəʊɪŋ/. spewing is at rank #27,653, 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 39112, this pair ranks #279,724 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sewing vs spewing
Shared letters: eginsw. Private to "sewing": -. Private to "spewing": p.
"sewing" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "spewing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sewing" for "spewing" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "sewing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spewing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,724 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sewing" and "spewing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seeping vs spewing". 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 #279,724 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.