# communicating

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,017

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of communicate

## Etymology
From communicate + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **communication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicating-vs-communication)
- **communicative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicating-vs-communicative)
- **communications** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communicating-vs-communications)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ccommunicating`, `cmomunicating`, `commnuicating`, `commuincating`, `communciating`, `communiacting`, `communicaitng`, `communicatign`, `communicatingg`, `communicatinng`, `communicatnig`, `communicatting`, `communiccating`, `communictaing`, `communnicating`, `comumnicating`, `comunicating`, `ocmmunicating`

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