# sewing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈsəʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,459

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of sew

## Etymology
From sew + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **sing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-sing)
- **sewn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-sewn)
- **swig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-swig)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-swing)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-sting)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-suing)
- **swung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-swung)
- **swine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-swine)
- **sling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-sling)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-string)
- **skiing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-skiing)
- **swings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-swings)
- **spying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-spying)
- **siding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-siding)
- **sizing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-sizing)
- **sowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-sowing)
- **siting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-siting)
- **showing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-showing)
- **slowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sewing-vs-slowing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eswing`, `seiwng`, `sewign`, `sewingg`, `sewinng`, `sewnig`, `sewwing`, `ssewing`, `sweing`

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