# saying

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈseɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #426

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of say

## Etymology
From say + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sing)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-swing)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sting)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-suing)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sling)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-seeing)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-string)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-skiing)
- **sewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sewing)
- **spying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-spying)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-siding)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sizing)
- **sowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sowing)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-siting)
- **sharing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-sharing)
- **staying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-staying)
- **stating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-stating)
- **staring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-staring)
- **shaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saying-vs-shaking)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asying`, `saiyng`, `sayign`, `sayingg`, `sayinng`, `saynig`, `sayying`, `ssaying`, `syaing`

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