# unsettling vs upsetting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### unsettling
*adjective · frequency rank #20,006*
That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.

### upsetting
*noun · frequency rank #13,633*
An overturning or disarrangement.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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