# clearing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklɪɹ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,663

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of clear

## Etymology
From clear + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **creating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearing-vs-creating)
- **creaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearing-vs-creaking)
- **cloaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clearing-vs-cloaking)
- **caring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caring-vs-clearing)
- **ceasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceasing-vs-clearing)
- **Charing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-clearing)
- **clawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clawing-vs-clearing)
- **cleaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleaning-vs-clearing)
- **cheating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-clearing)
- **cheering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheering-vs-clearing)
- **cleansing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cleansing-vs-clearing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cclearing`, `celaring`, `claering`, `cleairng`, `clearign`, `clearingg`, `clearinng`, `clearnig`, `clearring`, `cleraing`, `cllearing`, `lcearing`

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