# preferring

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #18,926

## Definitions
1. A preference; the choice of something preferred.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`perferring`, `ppreferring`, `preefrring`, `prefering`, `preferirng`, `preferrign`, `preferringg`, `preferrinng`, `preferrnig`, `prefferring`, `prefrering`, `prfeerring`, `prreferring`, `rpeferring`

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