# appearing

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈpɪəɹ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,572

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of appear

## Easily confused with
- **appealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/appealing-vs-appearing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apearing`, `apeparing`, `appaering`, `appeairng`, `appearign`, `appearingg`, `appearinng`, `appearnig`, `appearring`, `apperaing`, `papearing`

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