Which to use
“stating” and “steaming” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,632
- “stating” frequency rank
- #19,216
- “steaming” frequency rank
- 24848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stating | steaming |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | statement | The action of steam on something. |
Where the eye mixes stating and steaming
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stating vs steaming
A purely visual mix-up. stating (/ˈsteɪtɪŋ/) and steaming (/ˈstiː.mɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stating is recorded at frequency rank #5,632, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsteɪtɪŋ/. steaming is at rank #19,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈstiː.mɪŋ/.
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 24848, this pair ranks #398,864 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stating vs steaming
Shared letters: aginst. Private to "stating": -. Private to "steaming": em.
"stating" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "steaming" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stating" for "steaming" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stating" vs "steaming" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steaming" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,864 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stating" and "steaming" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steaming vs streaking". 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 #398,864 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.