# attaining

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈteɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,890

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of attain

## Easily confused with
- **attacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attacking-vs-attaining)
- **attaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attaching-vs-attaining)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ataining`, `atatining`, `attaiinng`, `attainign`, `attainingg`, `attaininng`, `attainnig`, `attainning`, `attaniing`, `attianing`, `tataining`

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