# matching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,071

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of match

## Easily confused with
- **mating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matching-vs-mating)
- **munching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matching-vs-munching)
- **machine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/machine-vs-matching)
- **Manchin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manchin-vs-matching)
- **marching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marching-vs-matching)

## Common misspellings (13)
`amtching`, `macthing`, `matcching`, `matchhing`, `matchign`, `matchingg`, `matchinng`, `matchnig`, `matcihng`, `mathcing`, `mattching`, `mmatching`, `mtaching`

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