# adding

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈæ.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,140

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of add

## Easily confused with
- **aging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-aging)
- **admin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-admin)
- **Addis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-addis)
- **addon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-addon)
- **asking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-asking)
- **aiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-aiming)
- **airing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-airing)
- **ageing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-ageing)
- **aiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-aiding)
- **arming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-arming)
- **ailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-ailing)
- **Adkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-adkins)
- **awning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-awning)
- **adoring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-adoring)
- **Addie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addie-vs-adding)
- **acting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acting-vs-adding)
- **addict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addict-vs-adding)
- **aching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aching-vs-adding)
- **abiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abiding-vs-adding)

## Common misspellings (7)
`addign`, `addingg`, `addinng`, `addnig`, `adidng`, `ading`, `dading`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adding