erring
Definitions
Verb
- To make a mistake or be incorrect
- Wander from a direct course or at random
Fragment
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "erring".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | referring | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | herring | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | conferring | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | deferring | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | herrington | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | preferring | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | transferring | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | berringer | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | cherrington | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | derring | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | derringer | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | derrington | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | deterring | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | erring | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | errington | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | ferrington | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | gerringer | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | herrings | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | herringshaw | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | herrington's | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | inferring | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | red-herring | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | red-herrings | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | terrington | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "erring".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | getting | 2 | 164 |
| 2 | setting | 2 | 60 |
| 3 | telling | 2 | 52 |
| 4 | wearing | 2 | 47 |
| 5 | wedding | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | heading | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | letting | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | selling | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | bearing | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | sharing | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | daring | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | begging | 2 | 10 |
| 13 | caring | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | tearing | 2 | 9 |
| 15 | guessing | 2 | 8 |
| 16 | yelling | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | betting | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | checking | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | edging | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | wrecking | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | wetting | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | bedding | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | fetching | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | decking | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | ebbing | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | felling | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | herring | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | lessing | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | messing | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | petting | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | shedding | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | chairing | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | hemming | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | jetting | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | kenning | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | netting | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | pegging | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | redding | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | welling | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | airing | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | baring | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | behling | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | behning | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | behring | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | belling | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | bening | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | benning | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | bering | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | delling | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | deming | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | demming | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | denning | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | derring | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | egging | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | elling | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | epping | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | etching | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | fehling | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | fehring | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | fetting | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | garing | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | gehling | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | gehring | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | haring | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | hedding | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | hedging | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | helling | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | heming | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | henning | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | hessing | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | jenning | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | kaeding | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | kelling | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | legging | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | lemming | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | lenning | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | maring | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | mehling | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | mehring | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | meling | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | melling | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | menning | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | meshing | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | nehring | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | pairing | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | paring | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | pecking | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | penning | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | pfenning | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | rehling | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | revving | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | shelling | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | venning | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | vetting | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | wareing | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | waring | 2 | 0 |
| 97 | webbing | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | wehling | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | wenning | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | zaring | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | zehring | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | zeringue | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "erring".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ring | 1 | 47 |
| 2 | perrin | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | earrings | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | herring | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | earring | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | derring | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | herrings | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | ferrying | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | merrin | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | herrin | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | herrig | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | hering | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gering | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ferrin | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | eyring | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | erving | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | erling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | derrig | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dering | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | bering | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "erring" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "erring" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "erring" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "erring".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 24
Sound Alikes: 102
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Developers’ unethical practices: HDAN calls for public disclosure of erring firms
Apr 28, 2026 Tribune Online
Apr 28, 2026 Tribune Online
Disciplinary action proceedings commence against erring State govt. staff facing charges
Dec 17, 2025 The Hindu
Dec 17, 2025 The Hindu

