# roasting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɹəʊstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,681

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of roast

## Etymology
From Middle English rostynge; equivalent to roast + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **rooting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roasting-vs-rooting)
- **routing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roasting-vs-routing)
- **rotting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roasting-vs-rotting)
- **rousing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roasting-vs-rousing)
- **rusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roasting-vs-rusting)
- **rotating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roasting-vs-rotating)
- **rating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rating-vs-roasting)
- **resting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resting-vs-roasting)
- **roaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roaring-vs-roasting)
- **roaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roaming-vs-roasting)
- **ranting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranting-vs-roasting)
- **rafting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafting-vs-roasting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`orasting`, `raosting`, `roasitng`, `roassting`, `roastign`, `roastingg`, `roastinng`, `roastnig`, `roastting`, `roatsing`, `rosating`, `rroasting`

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