# Charing

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,848

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9549).
2. The former name of a village in London, where today Charing Cross is located.
3. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Georgia, United States.

## Etymology
From char (to bend), itself from Old English ċierr.

## Easily confused with
- **ching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-ching)
- **curing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-curing)
- **charity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-charity)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-chasing)
- **coating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-coating)
- **chewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-chewing)
- **choking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-choking)
- **craving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-craving)
- **chariot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-chariot)
- **chiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-chiming)
- **clawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-clawing)
- **cheating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-cheating)
- **charming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-charming)
- **clearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-clearing)
- **cheering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-cheering)
- **chatting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-chatting)
- **charting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-charting)
- **churning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-churning)
- **chirping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-chirping)
- **chain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chain-vs-charing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cahring`, `ccharing`, `chairng`, `charign`, `charingg`, `charinng`, `charnig`, `charring`, `chharing`, `chraing`, `hcaring`

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