# searching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,909

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of search

## Easily confused with
- **searing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/searching-vs-searing)
- **snatching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/searching-vs-snatching)
- **scorching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scorching-vs-searching)

## Common misspellings (14)
`esarching`, `saerching`, `seacrhing`, `searcching`, `searchhing`, `searchign`, `searchingg`, `searchinng`, `searchnig`, `searcihng`, `searhcing`, `searrching`, `seraching`, `ssearching`

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