# coasting

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,619

## Definitions
1. The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.
2. The act of disengaging the gears of a moving vehicle and rolling along without the use of engine power.
3. A progression of symptoms after treatment, before gradual improvement begins.
4. Drinking nolo drinks so as to imbibe less alcohol while still enjoying tippling.

## Easily confused with
- **coating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coasting-vs-coating)
- **counting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coasting-vs-counting)
- **crashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coasting-vs-crashing)
- **coatings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coasting-vs-coatings)
- **coastline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coasting-vs-coastline)
- **casing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casing-vs-coasting)
- **casting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casting-vs-coasting)
- **chasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chasing-vs-coasting)
- **ceasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ceasing-vs-coasting)
- **coaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coaching-vs-coasting)
- **chatting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatting-vs-coasting)
- **chanting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chanting-vs-coasting)
- **charting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charting-vs-coasting)
- **clashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clashing-vs-coasting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`caosting`, `ccoasting`, `coasitng`, `coassting`, `coastign`, `coastingg`, `coastinng`, `coastnig`, `coastting`, `coatsing`, `cosating`, `ocasting`

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