# contrasting

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #15,787

## Definitions
1. Set in opposition; markedly different.

## Etymology
From contrast + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`ccontrasting`, `cnotrasting`, `conntrasting`, `conrtasting`, `contarsting`, `contrasitng`, `contrassting`, `contrastign`, `contrastingg`, `contrastinng`, `contrastnig`, `contrastting`, `contratsing`, `contrrasting`, `contrsating`, `conttrasting`, `cotnrasting`, `ocntrasting`

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