# avoiding

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,332

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of avoid

## Easily confused with
- **aiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aiding-vs-avoiding)
- **abiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abiding-vs-avoiding)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aoviding`, `avioding`, `avodiing`, `avoidding`, `avoidign`, `avoidingg`, `avoidinng`, `avoidnig`, `avoiidng`, `avvoiding`, `vaoiding`

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