# inching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɪnt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #48,816

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of inch

## Easily confused with
- **inning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-inning)
- **inking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-inking)
- **itching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-itching)
- **incline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-incline)
- **inkling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-inkling)
- **incoming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inching-vs-incoming)
- **icing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-inching)

## Common misspellings (11)
`icnhing`, `incching`, `inchhing`, `inchign`, `inchingg`, `inchinng`, `inchnig`, `incihng`, `inhcing`, `innching`, `niching`

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