# recording

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,964

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of record

## Etymology
By surface analysis, record + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **regarding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recording-vs-regarding)
- **reporting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recording-vs-reporting)
- **recurring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recording-vs-recurring)
- **reforming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recording-vs-reforming)
- **reworking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recording-vs-reworking)
- **receding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receding-vs-recording)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ercording`, `rceording`, `reccording`, `recodring`, `recordding`, `recordign`, `recordingg`, `recordinng`, `recordnig`, `recoridng`, `recorrding`, `recroding`, `reocrding`, `rrecording`

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