Which to use
“staking” is a verb and “stating” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,033
- “staking” frequency rank
- #5,632
- “stating” frequency rank
- 38665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | staking | stating |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of stake | statement |
Letter map: staking vs stating
Shared letters muted; letters that set staking and stating apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for staking / stating
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: staking is averb and statinganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - k in “staking” becomes t in “stating”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
staking is recorded at frequency rank #33,033, classified as averb. 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 38665, this pair ranks #283,913 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of staking vs stating
Shared letters: aginst. Private to "staking": k. Private to "stating": -.
"staking" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "stating" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "staking" and "stating" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "staking" vs "stating" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "staking" and "stating".
- Full dictionary entry for "staking" 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 #283,913 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "staking" and "stating" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "staking vs sulking". 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 #283,913 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.