Which to use
“wiring” is a verb and “working” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,457
- “wiring” frequency rank
- #342
- “working” frequency rank
- 14799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wiring | working |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of wire | Operation; action. |
Letter map: wiring vs working
Shared letters muted; letters that set wiring and working apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - wiring and working
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wiring is averb and workinganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wiring is recorded at frequency rank #14,457, classified as averb. working is at rank #342, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/.
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 14799, this pair ranks #467,875 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wiring vs working
Shared letters: ginrw. Private to "wiring": -. Private to "working": ko.
"wiring" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "working" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wiring" and "working" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "wiring" or "working" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "wiring" vs "working" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wiring" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "working" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #467,875 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wiring" and "working" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whoring vs wiring". 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 #467,875 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.