Which to use
“withdrawing” is a noun and “withdrawn” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,833
- “withdrawing” frequency rank
- #8,380
- “withdrawn” frequency rank
- 25213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | withdrawing | withdrawn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | withdrawal | Removed from circulation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set withdrawing and withdrawn apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: withdrawing is anoun and withdrawnanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
withdrawing is recorded at frequency rank #16,833, classified as anoun. withdrawn is at rank #8,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced /wɪðˈdɹɔːn/.
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 25213, this pair ranks #396,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of withdrawing vs withdrawn
Shared letters: adhinrtw. Private to "withdrawing": g. Private to "withdrawn": -.
"withdrawing" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCC · "withdrawn" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- withdrawing ← iwthdrawing · wihtdrawing · witdhrawing · withdarwing · withddrawing · withdraiwng · withdrawign · withdrawingg
- withdrawn ← iwthdrawn · wihtdrawn · witdhrawn · withdarwn · withddrawn · withdranw · withdrawnn · withdrawwn