# etching

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #24,438

## Definitions
1. The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid.
2. The image created by this process.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`ecthing`, `etcching`, `etchhing`, `etchign`, `etchingg`, `etchinng`, `etchnig`, `etcihng`, `ethcing`, `ettching`, `teching`

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