# aching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈeɪ.kɪŋ/ · frequency rank #19,750

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of ache

## Easily confused with
- **aging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-aging)
- **actin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-actin)
- **asking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-asking)
- **acting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-acting)
- **adding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-adding)
- **aiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-aiming)
- **airing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-airing)
- **ageing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-ageing)
- **aiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-aiding)
- **arming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-arming)
- **ailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-ailing)
- **awning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-awning)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acching`, `achhing`, `achign`, `achingg`, `achinng`, `achnig`, `acihng`, `ahcing`, `cahing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aching