# oscillating

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #38,082

## Definitions
1. Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going.
2. Describing a function or divergent series that moves between multiple values.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ocsillating`, `osccillating`, `oscilalting`, `oscilating`, `oscillaitng`, `oscillatign`, `oscillatingg`, `oscillatinng`, `oscillatnig`, `oscillatting`, `oscilltaing`, `osclilating`, `osicllating`, `osscillating`, `socillating`

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