# scheming

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #26,590

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of scheme

## Etymology
From scheme + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **seeming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheming-vs-seeming)
- **shaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheming-vs-shaming)
- **screwing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheming-vs-screwing)
- **screaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scheming-vs-screaming)

## Common misspellings (13)
`csheming`, `sccheming`, `scehming`, `scheimng`, `schemign`, `schemingg`, `scheminng`, `schemming`, `schemnig`, `schheming`, `schmeing`, `shceming`, `sscheming`

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