# contacting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɑntæktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,311

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of contact

## Easily confused with
- **containing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contacting-vs-containing)
- **contesting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contacting-vs-contesting)
- **contracting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contacting-vs-contracting)
- **contrasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contacting-vs-contrasting)
- **connecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connecting-vs-contacting)
- **conducting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conducting-vs-contacting)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccontacting`, `cnotacting`, `conatcting`, `conntacting`, `contaccting`, `contacitng`, `contactign`, `contactingg`, `contactinng`, `contactnig`, `contactting`, `contatcing`, `contcating`, `conttacting`, `cotnacting`, `ocntacting`

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