Which to use
“sharing” and “stating” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,230
- “sharing” frequency rank
- #5,632
- “stating” frequency rank
- 7862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sharing | stating |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something shared; a point in common. | statement |
Where the eye mixes sharing and stating
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sharing and stating
A purely visual mix-up. sharing (/ˈʃɛə.ɹɪŋ/) and stating (/ˈsteɪtɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sharing is recorded at frequency rank #2,230, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɛə.ɹɪŋ/. stating is at rank #5,632, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪtɪŋ/.
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 7862, this pair ranks #505,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sharing vs stating
Shared letters: agins. Private to "sharing": hr. Private to "stating": t.
"sharing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "stating" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sharing" and "stating" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sharing" or "stating"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sharing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stating" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #505,240 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sharing" and "stating" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stating vs suiting". 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 #505,240 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.