# allowing

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈlaʊɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,379

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of allow

## Easily confused with
- **alluring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allowing-vs-alluring)
- **alluding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allowing-vs-alluding)
- **alleging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alleging-vs-allowing)

## Common misspellings (10)
`alloiwng`, `allowign`, `allowingg`, `allowinng`, `allownig`, `allowwing`, `allwoing`, `alolwing`, `alowing`, `lalowing`

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