# aging

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,647

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of age

## Etymology
By surface analysis, age + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **Ang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-ang)
- **ain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-ain)
- **akin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-akin)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-amin)
- **Aung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-aung)
- **along** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-along)
- **among** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-among)
- **amino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-amino)
- **agony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-agony)
- **Alina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-alina)
- **amine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-amine)
- **Amina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-amina)
- **aline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-aline)
- **asking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-asking)
- **aiming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-aiming)
- **airing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-airing)
- **aiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-aiding)
- **arming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-arming)
- **ailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-ailing)
- **angina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aging-vs-angina)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agging`, `agign`, `agingg`, `aginng`, `agnig`, `aigng`, `gaing`

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