# awakening

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈweɪ̯kənɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,815

## Definitions
1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting

## Etymology
From awaken + -ing.

## Common misspellings (13)
`aawkening`, `awaekning`, `awakeinng`, `awakenign`, `awakeningg`, `awakeninng`, `awakennig`, `awakenning`, `awakkening`, `awakneing`, `awkaening`, `awwakening`, `waakening`

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