# caring

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,106

## Definitions
1. Kind, sensitive, or empathetic.

## Etymology
From care + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

## Easily confused with
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-cling)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-ching)
- **Carne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-carne)
- **caron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-caron)
- **coming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-coming)
- **crying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-crying)
- **casino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-casino)
- **citing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-citing)
- **coding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-coding)
- **coping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-coping)
- **cringe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-cringe)
- **casing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-casing)
- **curing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-curing)
- **carlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-carlin)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-caving)
- **coking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-coking)
- **ceding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-ceding)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-causing)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-casting)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-chasing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acring`, `cairng`, `carign`, `caringg`, `carinng`, `carnig`, `carring`, `ccaring`, `craing`

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