Which to use
“sowing” is a verb and “spewing” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,099
- “sowing” frequency rank
- #27,653
- “spewing” frequency rank
- 56752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sowing | spewing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of sow | Material spewed or vomited. |
Letter map: sowing vs spewing
Shared letters muted; letters that set sowing and spewing apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: sowing vs spewing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sowing is averb and spewinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sowing is recorded at frequency rank #29,099, 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 56752, this pair ranks #123,984 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sowing vs spewing
Shared letters: ginsw. Private to "sowing": o. Private to "spewing": ep.
"sowing" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "spewing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sowing" for "spewing" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sowing" vs "spewing" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "sowing" and "spewing". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sowing" 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 #123,984 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sowing" and "spewing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sowing vs swig". 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 #123,984 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.