# attending

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈtɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,210

## Definitions
1. That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.
2. Serving on the staff of a teaching hospital as a doctor.
3. Attendant, concomitant.

## Etymology
From attend + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **attendant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/attendant-vs-attending)
- **ascending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ascending-vs-attending)

## Common misspellings (12)
`atending`, `atetnding`, `attedning`, `attendding`, `attendign`, `attendingg`, `attendinng`, `attendnig`, `attenidng`, `attennding`, `attneding`, `tatending`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/attending