# covering

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,288

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of cover

## Etymology
Present participle or participial adjective from cover (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English coverynge, participle form of coveren, keveren (“to cover”).

## Easily confused with
- **cheering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheering-vs-covering)
- **catering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catering-vs-covering)
- **coloring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coloring-vs-covering)
- **conveying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conveying-vs-covering)
- **convening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/convening-vs-covering)
- **cornering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornering-vs-covering)
- **conversing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conversing-vs-covering)
- **converging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/converging-vs-covering)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccovering`, `coevring`, `coveirng`, `coverign`, `coveringg`, `coverinng`, `covernig`, `coverring`, `covreing`, `covvering`, `cvoering`, `ocvering`

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