# perusing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,965

## Definitions
1. Synonym of perusal.

## Etymology
From peruse + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **pruning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perusing-vs-pruning)
- **phrasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perusing-vs-phrasing)
- **pausing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pausing-vs-perusing)
- **parsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parsing-vs-perusing)
- **Pershing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pershing-vs-perusing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eprusing`, `perrusing`, `persuing`, `peruisng`, `perusign`, `perusingg`, `perusinng`, `perusnig`, `perussing`, `peursing`, `pperusing`, `preusing`

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