# getting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #238

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of get

## Easily confused with
- **grating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/getting-vs-grating)
- **gifting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/getting-vs-gifting)
- **gutting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/getting-vs-gutting)
- **gusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/getting-vs-gusting)
- **greeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/getting-vs-greeting)
- **gating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gating-vs-getting)
- **gearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gearing-vs-getting)
- **gelding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gelding-vs-getting)

## Common misspellings (9)
`egtting`, `geting`, `getitng`, `gettign`, `gettingg`, `gettinng`, `gettnig`, `ggetting`, `gteting`

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