# occurring

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈkɝɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,478

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of occur
2. present participle and gerund of occurre (obsolete form of occur)

## Easily confused with
- **occupying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/occupying-vs-occurring)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cocurring`, `occruring`, `occuring`, `occurirng`, `occurrign`, `occurringg`, `occurrinng`, `occurrnig`, `ocucrring`, `ocurring`

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