# collecting

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,310

## Definitions
1. A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

## Etymology
From collect + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **collection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collecting-vs-collection)
- **collective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collecting-vs-collective)
- **connecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collecting-vs-connecting)
- **correcting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collecting-vs-correcting)
- **collections** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collecting-vs-collections)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccollecting`, `clolecting`, `colecting`, `colelcting`, `collceting`, `colleccting`, `collecitng`, `collectign`, `collectingg`, `collectinng`, `collectnig`, `collectting`, `colletcing`, `ocllecting`

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