# distracting

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #16,454

## Definitions
1. Causing a distraction; interfering with the ability to concentrate or focus.
2. Diverting

## Easily confused with
- **distraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distracting-vs-distraction)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddistracting`, `disrtacting`, `disstracting`, `distarcting`, `distraccting`, `distracitng`, `distractign`, `distractingg`, `distractinng`, `distractnig`, `distractting`, `distratcing`, `distrcating`, `distrracting`, `disttracting`, `ditsracting`, `dsitracting`, `idstracting`

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