# buying

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,813

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of buy

## Etymology
From buy + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **buzzing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buying-vs-buzzing)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bing-vs-buying)
- **bung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bung-vs-buying)
- **being** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-buying)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bring-vs-buying)
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bling-vs-buying)
- **boing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boing-vs-buying)
- **boring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boring-vs-buying)
- **boxing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boxing-vs-buying)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-buying)
- **Boeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boeing-vs-buying)
- **biting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biting-vs-buying)
- **biking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biking-vs-buying)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basing-vs-buying)
- **bowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-buying)
- **booing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booing-vs-buying)
- **baring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baring-vs-buying)
- **Bering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bering-vs-buying)
- **burning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burning-vs-buying)
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busting-vs-buying)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbuying`, `buiyng`, `buyign`, `buyingg`, `buyinng`, `buynig`, `buyying`, `byuing`, `ubying`

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