# contending

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #27,412

## Definitions
1. contention

## Easily confused with
- **convening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contending-vs-convening)
- **continuing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contending-vs-continuing)
- **contesting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contending-vs-contesting)
- **conceding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceding-vs-contending)
- **consenting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consenting-vs-contending)
- **condensing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condensing-vs-contending)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccontending`, `cnotending`, `conetnding`, `conntending`, `contedning`, `contendding`, `contendign`, `contendingg`, `contendinng`, `contendnig`, `contenidng`, `contennding`, `contneding`, `conttending`, `cotnending`, `ocntending`

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