chasing

/ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/

//ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ// verb

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"chasing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chasing” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,864
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of chase

Corpus desk

Index EN-chasing · chasing · English

chasing · rank #5,864 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,864
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH charm

Nearest frequency peer: charm (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “chasing”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “chasing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

chasing vs ching
71% similar
chasing vs closing
71% similar
chasing vs coating
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for chasing
PropertyValue
Headwordchasing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,864
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “chasing”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).chasinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “charm” (#5,863), “climbing” (#5,865), “Caribbean” (#5,862). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chasing” is #5,864. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around chasing (IPA /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,864 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of chase".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for chasing, with forms such as "cahsing", "cchasing", and "chaisng". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ching", "closing", "coating", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is chasing, spelled C-H-A-S-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of chase

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahsing
  • cchasing
  • chaisng
  • chasign
  • chasingg
  • chasinng
  • chasnig
  • chassing
  • chhasing
  • chsaing
  • hcasing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of chasing - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cahsing2cchasing1chaisng2chasign2chasingg1chasinng1chasnig2chassing1
Edit distance from "chasing"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chasing"?
"chasing" is spelled C-H-A-S-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/.
What does "chasing" mean?
As a verb, "chasing" means: present participle and gerund of chase
What words are commonly confused with "chasing"?
"chasing" is commonly confused with "ching", "closing", "coating". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "chasing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chasing" is /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chasing" come from?
"chasing" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chasing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list