# awaiting

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈweɪtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,329

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of await

## Easily confused with
- **awarding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awaiting-vs-awarding)
- **auditing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auditing-vs-awaiting)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aawiting`, `awaiitng`, `awaitign`, `awaitingg`, `awaitinng`, `awaitnig`, `awaitting`, `awatiing`, `awiating`, `awwaiting`, `waaiting`

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