eating

\ˈiː.tɪŋ\

/\ˈiː.tɪŋ\/ verb

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The verdict

“eating” is uncommon French (frequency #74,741 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,741
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe présent de eat.

Key facts for eating
PropertyValue
Headwordeating
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈiː.tɪŋ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “eating” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). eating lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eating is uncommon French at frequency #74,741 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈiː.tɪŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de eat.".

No misspelling variants are generated for eating in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is eating, spelled E-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de eat.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eating"?
"eating" is spelled E-A-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈiː.tɪŋ\.
What does "eating" mean?
As a verb, "eating" means: Participe présent de eat.
How do you pronounce "eating"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eating" is \ˈiː.tɪŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eating" come from?
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Using “eating”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-A-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈiː.tɪŋ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list