Which to use
“talking” and “thanking” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #520
- “talking” frequency rank
- #14,649
- “thanking” frequency rank
- 15169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talking | thanking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The action of the verb talk. | The act by which thanks are given; thanks. |
Letter map: talking vs thanking
Shared letters muted; letters that set talking and thanking apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Corpus notes: talking and thanking
talking and thanking 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talking is recorded at frequency rank #520, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/. thanking is at rank #14,649, 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 15169, this pair ranks #465,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of talking vs thanking
Shared letters: agiknt. Private to "talking": l. Private to "thanking": h.
"talking" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "thanking" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talking" and "thanking" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "talking" vs "thanking" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "talking" and "thanking".
- Full dictionary entry for "talking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thanking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #465,655 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talking" and "thanking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thanking vs thawing". 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 #465,655 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.