# teething

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtiːðɪŋ/ · frequency rank #35,555

## Definitions
1. The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.

## Etymology
From teethe + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **testing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teething-vs-testing)
- **texting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teething-vs-texting)
- **tweeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teething-vs-tweeting)
- **teeming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teeming-vs-teething)
- **teaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teaching-vs-teething)
- **teetering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teetering-vs-teething)

## Common misspellings (12)
`etething`, `teehting`, `teethhing`, `teethign`, `teethingg`, `teethinng`, `teethnig`, `teetihng`, `teetthing`, `tetehing`, `tething`, `tteething`

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