# watching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,035

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of watch

## Easily confused with
- **watering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watching-vs-watering)
- **washing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/washing-vs-watching)
- **watchdog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watchdog-vs-watching)

## Common misspellings (13)
`awtching`, `wacthing`, `watcching`, `watchhing`, `watchign`, `watchingg`, `watchinng`, `watchnig`, `watcihng`, `wathcing`, `wattching`, `wtaching`, `wwatching`

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