# homing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,685

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of home

## Easily confused with
- **hong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-hong)
- **hoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-hoping)
- **honing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-honing)
- **hyping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-hyping)
- **housing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-housing)
- **hosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-hosting)
- **hopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-hopping)
- **hooking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-hooking)
- **howling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-howling)
- **humming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-humming)
- **humping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-humping)
- **honking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-honking)
- **hing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hing-vs-homing)
- **homie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homie-vs-homing)
- **Hmong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hmong-vs-homing)
- **having** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/having-vs-homing)
- **hiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiding-vs-homing)
- **hiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiring-vs-homing)
- **hiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-homing)
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hating-vs-homing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhoming`, `hmoing`, `hoimng`, `homign`, `homingg`, `hominng`, `homming`, `homnig`, `ohming`

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