# casing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkeɪsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,263

## Definitions
1. That which encloses or encases.
2. The decorative trim around a door or window.
3. A metal pipe used to line the borehole of a well.
4. The state of letter case across a whole phrase or whole lines of text; the collective state/arrangement of uppercase and lowercase letters.
5. A tire.

## Easily confused with
- **cling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-cling)
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-ching)
- **coming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-coming)
- **crying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-crying)
- **casino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-casino)
- **citing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-citing)
- **coding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-coding)
- **coping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-coping)
- **curing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-curing)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-caving)
- **coking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-coking)
- **ceding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-ceding)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-causing)
- **closing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-closing)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-casting)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-chasing)
- **coating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-coating)
- **craving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-craving)
- **cursing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-cursing)
- **casings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-casings)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acsing`, `caisng`, `casign`, `casingg`, `casinng`, `casnig`, `cassing`, `ccasing`, `csaing`

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