# choosing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,583

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of choose

## Easily confused with
- **closing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choosing-vs-closing)
- **cooking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choosing-vs-cooking)
- **cooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choosing-vs-cooling)
- **crossing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choosing-vs-crossing)
- **chopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choosing-vs-chopping)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chasing-vs-choosing)
- **choking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choking-vs-choosing)
- **chomping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chomping-vs-choosing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cchoosing`, `chhoosing`, `chooisng`, `choosign`, `choosingg`, `choosinng`, `choosnig`, `choossing`, `chosing`, `chosoing`, `cohosing`, `hcoosing`

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