# beating

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,408

## Definitions
1. The action by which someone or something is beaten.
2. A heavy defeat or setback.
3. The pulsation of the heart.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, beat + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **being** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-being)
- **biting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-biting)
- **Bering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-bering)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-beaton)
- **Beijing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-beijing)
- **betting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-betting)
- **begging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-begging)
- **blaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-blaming)
- **bending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-bending)
- **blazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-blazing)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-busting)
- **bedding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-bedding)
- **braking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-braking)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-boating)
- **bracing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-bracing)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-bunting)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-blaring)
- **booting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-booting)
- **belting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-belting)
- **beeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-beeping)

## Common misspellings (10)
`baeting`, `bbeating`, `beaitng`, `beatign`, `beatingg`, `beatinng`, `beatnig`, `beatting`, `betaing`, `ebating`

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