# staffing vs starring

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### staffing
*noun · frequency rank #14,422*
the practice of hiring and firing staff

### starring
*verb · frequency rank #6,299*
present participle and gerund of star

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