# existing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,823

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of exist

## Easily confused with
- **editing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/editing-vs-existing)
- **exciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exciting-vs-existing)
- **existent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/existent-vs-existing)
- **exacting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/exacting-vs-existing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eixsting`, `exisitng`, `exissting`, `existign`, `existingg`, `existinng`, `existnig`, `existting`, `exitsing`, `exsiting`, `exxisting`, `xeisting`

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