# awarding

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #17,080

## Definitions
1. The act of bestowing an award.
2. The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`aawrding`, `awadring`, `awardding`, `awardign`, `awardingg`, `awardinng`, `awardnig`, `awaridng`, `awarrding`, `awrading`, `awwarding`, `waarding`

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