# projecting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,405

## Definitions
1. Sticking out.
2. Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.

## Easily confused with
- **protecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projecting-vs-protecting)
- **projection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projecting-vs-projection)
- **protesting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projecting-vs-protesting)
- **projective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projecting-vs-projective)
- **prospecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projecting-vs-prospecting)
- **projectile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projectile-vs-projecting)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porjecting`, `pprojecting`, `prjoecting`, `proejcting`, `projceting`, `projeccting`, `projecitng`, `projectign`, `projectingg`, `projectinng`, `projectnig`, `projectting`, `projetcing`, `projjecting`, `prrojecting`, `rpojecting`

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