# vying

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,235

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of vie
2. present participle and gerund of vy

## Easily confused with
- **vein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vein-vs-vying)
- **vain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vain-vs-vying)
- **vine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vine-vs-vying)
- **vino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vino-vs-vying)
- **veins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/veins-vs-vying)
- **voting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/voting-vs-vying)
- **Viking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/viking-vs-vying)
- **vaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vaping-vs-vying)
- **vexing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vexing-vs-vying)
- **varying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/varying-vs-vying)

## Common misspellings (8)
`viyng`, `vvying`, `vyign`, `vyingg`, `vyinng`, `vynig`, `vyying`, `yving`

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