# striving

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,068

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of strive

## Easily confused with
- **stroking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/striving-vs-stroking)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/string-vs-striving)
- **serving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-striving)
- **striking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/striking-vs-striving)
- **starving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starving-vs-striving)
- **straying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/straying-vs-striving)
- **striding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/striding-vs-striving)
- **stripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stripping-vs-striving)
- **straining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/straining-vs-striving)
- **stringing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stringing-vs-striving)

## Common misspellings (13)
`srtiving`, `sstriving`, `stirving`, `striivng`, `strivign`, `strivingg`, `strivinng`, `strivnig`, `strivving`, `strriving`, `strviing`, `sttriving`, `tsriving`

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