Which to use
“weaving” is a noun and “welling” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,251
- “weaving” frequency rank
- #40,970
- “welling” frequency rank
- 55221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weaving | welling |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The process of making woven material on a loom. | present participle and gerund of well |
Where the eye mixes weaving and welling
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weaving vs welling
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weaving is /ˈwiːvɪŋ/ while welling is /ˈwɛlɪŋ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weaving is recorded at frequency rank #14,251, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈwiːvɪŋ/. welling is at rank #40,970, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈwɛlɪŋ/.
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 55221, this pair ranks #135,234 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weaving vs welling
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "weaving": av. Private to "welling": l.
"weaving" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "welling" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weaving" for "welling" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "weaving" or "welling" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "weaving" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "welling" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,234 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weaving" and "welling" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "walling vs welling". 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 #135,234 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.