# comparing

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəmˈpɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,773

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of compare

## Easily confused with
- **competing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparing-vs-competing)
- **computing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparing-vs-computing)
- **composing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparing-vs-composing)
- **complying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comparing-vs-complying)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccomparing`, `cmoparing`, `comapring`, `commparing`, `compairng`, `comparign`, `comparingg`, `comparinng`, `comparnig`, `comparring`, `compparing`, `compraing`, `copmaring`, `ocmparing`

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