# respecting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈspɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,050

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of respect

## Easily confused with
- **respective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respecting-vs-respective)
- **repeating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repeating-vs-respecting)
- **reflecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reflecting-vs-respecting)

## Common misspellings (16)
`erspecting`, `repsecting`, `resepcting`, `respceting`, `respeccting`, `respecitng`, `respectign`, `respectingg`, `respectinng`, `respectnig`, `respectting`, `respetcing`, `resppecting`, `resspecting`, `rrespecting`, `rsepecting`

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