Which to use
“stating” and “storing” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,632
- “stating” frequency rank
- #13,618
- “storing” frequency rank
- 19250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stating | storing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | statement | An amount stored. |
Letter map: stating vs storing
Shared letters muted; letters that set stating and storing apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - stating / storing
stating and storing are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19250, 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/. storing is at rank #13,618, 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 19250, this pair ranks #439,463 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stating vs storing
Shared letters: ginst. Private to "stating": a. Private to "storing": or.
"stating" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "storing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stating" and "storing" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "stating" or "storing" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "stating" and "storing".
- Full dictionary entry for "stating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "storing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,463 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stating" and "storing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shorting vs storing". 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 #439,463 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.