# alarming

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,262

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of alarm

## Easily confused with
- **arming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alarming-vs-arming)
- **awarding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alarming-vs-awarding)
- **alarmist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alarming-vs-alarmist)
- **alarmingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alarming-vs-alarmingly)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aalrming`, `alamring`, `alarimng`, `alarmign`, `alarmingg`, `alarminng`, `alarmming`, `alarmnig`, `alarrming`, `allarming`, `alraming`, `laarming`

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