# finishing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,302

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of finish

## Easily confused with
- **fishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finishing-vs-fishing)
- **furnishing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finishing-vs-furnishing)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ffinishing`, `fiinshing`, `finihsing`, `finishhing`, `finishign`, `finishingg`, `finishinng`, `finishnig`, `finisihng`, `finisshing`, `finnishing`, `finsihing`, `fniishing`, `ifnishing`

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