Which to use
“stating” is a noun and “straying” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,632
- “stating” frequency rank
- #42,425
- “straying” frequency rank
- 48057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stating | straying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | statement | present participle and gerund of stray |
Letter map: stating vs straying
Shared letters muted; letters that set stating and straying apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for stating / straying
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: stating is anoun and strayingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48057, 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/. straying is at rank #42,425, tagged as averb.
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 48057, this pair ranks #196,701 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stating vs straying
Shared letters: aginst. Private to "stating": -. Private to "straying": ry.
"stating" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "straying" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stating" for "straying" ever safe?
Frequency check: "stating" vs "straying" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "stating" and "straying". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "stating" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "straying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,701 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stating" and "straying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "straying vs striding". 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 #196,701 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.