Which to use
“teaming” is a noun and “teasing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,714
- “teaming” frequency rank
- #14,035
- “teasing” frequency rank
- 32749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teaming | teasing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An instance of teamwork. | present participle and gerund of tease |
Letter map: teaming vs teasing
Shared letters muted; letters that set teaming and teasing apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for teaming / teasing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teaming is anoun and teasingaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - m in “teaming” becomes s in “teasing”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teaming is recorded at frequency rank #18,714, classified as anoun. teasing is at rank #14,035, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/.
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 32749, this pair ranks #335,238 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teaming vs teasing
Shared letters: aegint. Private to "teaming": m. Private to "teasing": s.
"teaming" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "teasing" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teaming" and "teasing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "teaming" or "teasing"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "teaming" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teasing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,238 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teaming" and "teasing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teaming 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 #335,238 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.