# freezing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹiːz.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,576

## Definitions
1. Suffering or causing frost.
2. Very cold.
3. The freezing point of water, zero degrees celsius.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, freeze + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **fretting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freezing-vs-fretting)
- **feeling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeling-vs-freezing)
- **feeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeding-vs-freezing)
- **fleeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleeing-vs-freezing)
- **freeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeing-vs-freezing)
- **freaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freaking-vs-freezing)
- **fleeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleeting-vs-freezing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ferezing`, `ffreezing`, `freeizng`, `freezign`, `freezingg`, `freezinng`, `freeznig`, `freezzing`, `frezeing`, `frezing`, `frreezing`, `rfeezing`

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