# editing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,523

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of edit

## Easily confused with
- **edition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-edition)
- **existing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-existing)
- **exciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-exciting)
- **editions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-editions)
- **eating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eating-vs-editing)
- **edging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edging-vs-editing)

## Common misspellings (10)
`deiting`, `edditing`, `ediitng`, `editign`, `editingg`, `editinng`, `editnig`, `editting`, `edtiing`, `eidting`

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