# computing

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,344

## Definitions
1. The process or act of calculation.
2. The use of a computer or computers.
3. The study of computers and computer programming.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, compute + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccomputing`, `cmoputing`, `commputing`, `compputing`, `comptuing`, `compuitng`, `computign`, `computingg`, `computinng`, `computnig`, `computting`, `comupting`, `copmuting`, `ocmputing`

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