# debating

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,529

## Definitions
1. The act of taking part in a debate.

## Easily confused with
- **delaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debating-vs-delaying)
- **decaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debating-vs-decaying)
- **departing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debating-vs-departing)
- **dating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dating-vs-debating)
- **dealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealing-vs-debating)

## Common misspellings (12)
`dbeating`, `ddebating`, `deabting`, `debaitng`, `debatign`, `debatingg`, `debatinng`, `debatnig`, `debatting`, `debbating`, `debtaing`, `edbating`

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