erring
Definitions
Verb
- To make a mistake or be incorrect
- Wander from a direct course or at random
Fragment
Sounds Like
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Words That Follow
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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:
Ebonyi cracks down on erring contractors, makes weekly arrests — Commissioner
Mar 1, 2026 Business News Nigeria
Mar 1, 2026 Business News Nigeria
Failure to sanction erring contactors undermining Nigeria’s procurement sector: BPP DG
May 10, 2026 Peoples Gazette Nigeria
May 10, 2026 Peoples Gazette Nigeria
NGT cracks whip on erring stone crushers to shield Shivalik Hills in Ropar
Feb 22, 2026 The Times of India
Feb 22, 2026 The Times of India

