Which to use
“taking” is an adjective and “thawing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #406
- “taking” frequency rank
- #43,414
- “thawing” frequency rank
- 43820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | thawing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alluring; attractive. | present participle and gerund of thaw |
Letter map: taking vs thawing
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and thawing apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - taking and thawing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taking is anadjective and thawingaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #406, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈteɪkɪŋ/. thawing is at rank #43,414, 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 43820, this pair ranks #236,379 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs thawing
Shared letters: agint. Private to "taking": k. Private to "thawing": hw.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "thawing" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taking" and "thawing" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "taking" vs "thawing" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "taking" and "thawing". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thawing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,379 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "thawing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thawing vs trawling". 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 #236,379 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.