Commiting or committing?
Did you mean committing? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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commiting
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committing
Correct spelling: committing. Misspelling: commiting.
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Memory tip
Commit doubles its final T before -ing: com-MIT-TING.
Why people write “commiting”
The misspelling “commiting” is only one letter off: it uses a single T where committing has a double TT.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make committing automatic.
Other misspellings of “committing”
People also write “comitting”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“comitting”
Correct spelling: committing. Misspelling: comitting.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “comitting” is only one letter off: it uses a single M where committing has a double MM.
What does “committing” mean?
committing verb
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
“perpetrate a crime”
Synonyms:perpetratepull
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
“She committed herself to the work of God”
Synonyms:givededicateconsecratedevote
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
“After the second episode, she had to be committed”
- confer a trust upon
“The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Committing” in a sentence
- He admitted committing the error.
- Perpetrate a crime.
- She committed herself to the work of God.
- After the second episode, she had to be committed.
Is “committing” a playable word?
17 points in Scrabble · 22 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“commiting” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from COMMITTING.