# casting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkæstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,581

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cast

## Etymology
From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **citing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-citing)
- **caving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-caving)
- **cutting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-cutting)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-causing)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-chasing)
- **coating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-coating)
- **ceasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-ceasing)
- **cussing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-cussing)
- **crashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-crashing)
- **chatting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-chatting)
- **chanting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-chanting)
- **charting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-charting)
- **clashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-clashing)
- **coasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-coasting)
- **caring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-casting)
- **casino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casino-vs-casting)
- **casing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-casting)
- **calling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calling-vs-casting)
- **camping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camping-vs-casting)
- **carving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carving-vs-casting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`acsting`, `casitng`, `cassting`, `castign`, `castingg`, `castinng`, `castnig`, `castting`, `catsing`, `ccasting`, `csating`

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