# acting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,588

## Definitions
1. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

## Etymology
From act + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`accting`, `acitng`, `actign`, `actingg`, `actinng`, `actnig`, `actting`, `atcing`, `cating`

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