# adhering

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #24,371

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of adhere

## Etymology
From Middle English *adherynge, adherande, present participle of Middle English *adheren, from Old French *adherer, aderer and Medieval Latin adhaereō (“adhere”, verb), equivalent to adhere + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **adoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhering-vs-adoring)
- **altering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhering-vs-altering)
- **admiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhering-vs-admiring)
- **adherent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adherent-vs-adhering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`addhering`, `adehring`, `adheirng`, `adherign`, `adheringg`, `adherinng`, `adhernig`, `adherring`, `adhhering`, `adhreing`, `ahdering`, `dahering`

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