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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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:
PFIPC scandal: Reps threaten to invoke constitutional powers against erring ministers, others
Jul 21, 2026 Tribune Online
Jul 21, 2026 Tribune Online
‘Appropriate financial sanctions should be extended to erring judges’
Aug 25, 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
Aug 25, 2026 The Guardian Nigeria News
SASO imposes temporary ban on vehicles of 29 erring companies from entering Saudi Arabia
Jun 16, 2026 Saudi Gazette
Jun 16, 2026 Saudi Gazette

