# dashing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/ · frequency rank #20,330

## Definitions
1. Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
2. Chic, fashionable.

## Etymology
From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **dating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dashing-vs-dating)
- **dusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dashing-vs-dusting)
- **dawning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dashing-vs-dawning)
- **dishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dashing-vs-dishing)
- **dissing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dashing-vs-dissing)
- **daring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daring-vs-dashing)
- **dancing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dancing-vs-dashing)
- **darling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darling-vs-dashing)
- **damning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-dashing)
- **darting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darting-vs-dashing)
- **dabbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dabbing-vs-dashing)

## Common misspellings (11)
`adshing`, `dahsing`, `dashhing`, `dashign`, `dashingg`, `dashinng`, `dashnig`, `dasihng`, `dasshing`, `ddashing`, `dsahing`

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