# messaging

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #9,632

## Definitions
1. gerund of message: the transmission of messages.

## Etymology
From message + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **Messing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messaging-vs-messing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`emssaging`, `mesaging`, `mesasging`, `messagging`, `messagign`, `messagingg`, `messaginng`, `messagnig`, `messaigng`, `messgaing`, `mmessaging`, `msesaging`

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