# disturbing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪsˈtɜː.bɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,562

## Definitions
1. Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

## Easily confused with
- **disturbingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disturbing-vs-disturbingly)
- **distorting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distorting-vs-disturbing)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddisturbing`, `dissturbing`, `distrubing`, `distturbing`, `distubring`, `disturbbing`, `disturbign`, `disturbingg`, `disturbinng`, `disturbnig`, `disturibng`, `disturrbing`, `disutrbing`, `ditsurbing`, `dsiturbing`, `idsturbing`

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