# cheating

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃiːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,109

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cheat

## Easily confused with
- **coating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-coating)
- **chewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-chewing)
- **creating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-creating)
- **checking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-checking)
- **cleaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-cleaning)
- **clearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-clearing)
- **cheering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-cheering)
- **creaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-creaking)
- **creatine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-creatine)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chasing-vs-cheating)
- **ceasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceasing-vs-cheating)
- **Charing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-cheating)
- **chafing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chafing-vs-cheating)
- **chatting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatting-vs-cheating)
- **chanting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chanting-vs-cheating)
- **charting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charting-vs-cheating)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccheating`, `cehating`, `chaeting`, `cheaitng`, `cheatign`, `cheatingg`, `cheatinng`, `cheatnig`, `cheatting`, `chetaing`, `chheating`, `hceating`

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