# continuing

> English word · Verb · IPA /kənˈtɪn.juːɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,101

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of continue

## Easily confused with
- **convincing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/continuing-vs-convincing)
- **continuity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/continuing-vs-continuity)
- **containing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/containing-vs-continuing)
- **contending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contending-vs-continuing)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccontinuing`, `cnotinuing`, `conitnuing`, `conntinuing`, `continiung`, `continnuing`, `continuign`, `continuingg`, `continuinng`, `continunig`, `contiuning`, `contniuing`, `conttinuing`, `cotninuing`, `ocntinuing`

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