# whiting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,307

## Definitions
1. A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

## Etymology
From white + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **wiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-wiring)
- **wiping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-wiping)
- **writing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-writing)
- **whitish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-whitish)
- **whoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-whoring)
- **writings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-writings)
- **writhing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whiting-vs-writhing)
- **waiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waiting-vs-whiting)
- **wanting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanting-vs-whiting)
- **wasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wasting-vs-whiting)
- **whining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whining-vs-whiting)
- **whaling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whaling-vs-whiting)
- **wailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wailing-vs-whiting)
- **wetting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wetting-vs-whiting)
- **whipping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whipping-vs-whiting)
- **whirling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whirling-vs-whiting)
- **whistling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whistling-vs-whiting)
- **whitening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitening-vs-whiting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hwiting`, `whhiting`, `whiitng`, `whitign`, `whitingg`, `whitinng`, `whitnig`, `whitting`, `whtiing`, `wihting`, `wwhiting`

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