# seeing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsiː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #978

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of see

## Etymology
From see + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **seen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-seen)
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sing)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-swing)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sting)
- **stein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-stein)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-suing)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sling)
- **seine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-seine)
- **sheng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sheng)
- **Seong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-seong)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-string)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-skiing)
- **sewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sewing)
- **spying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-spying)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-siding)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sizing)
- **sowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-sowing)
- **Selina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-selina)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-siting)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eseing`, `seeign`, `seeingg`, `seeinng`, `seenig`, `seieng`, `seing`, `sseeing`

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