# attaching

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈtæt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,560

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of attach

## Easily confused with
- **attacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attaching-vs-attacking)
- **attaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attaching-vs-attaining)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ataching`, `atatching`, `attacching`, `attachhing`, `attachign`, `attachingg`, `attachinng`, `attachnig`, `attacihng`, `attahcing`, `attcahing`, `tataching`

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