# pursuing

> English word · Verb · IPA /pəˈsjuː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,598

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of pursue

## Easily confused with
- **pushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursuing-vs-pushing)
- **pursuit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursuing-vs-pursuit)
- **purging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purging-vs-pursuing)
- **pulsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulsing-vs-pursuing)
- **parsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parsing-vs-pursuing)
- **purring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purring-vs-pursuing)
- **pursuant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pursuant-vs-pursuing)
- **Pershing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pershing-vs-pursuing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ppursuing`, `prusuing`, `purrsuing`, `pursiung`, `purssuing`, `pursuign`, `pursuingg`, `pursuinng`, `pursunig`, `purusing`, `pusruing`, `uprsuing`

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