# banning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbænɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,570

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of ban

## Etymology
From ban + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-basing)
- **Bannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bannon)
- **baring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-baring)
- **burning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-burning)
- **binding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-binding)
- **batting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-batting)
- **bathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bathing)
- **bending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bending)
- **bonding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bonding)
- **barking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-barking)
- **bashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bashing)
- **barring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-barring)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bunting)
- **basking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-basking)
- **bawling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-bawling)
- **branding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banning-vs-branding)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-banning)
- **banking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banking-vs-banning)
- **backing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/backing-vs-banning)
- **banging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banging-vs-banning)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abnning`, `baning`, `baninng`, `bannign`, `banningg`, `banninng`, `bannnig`, `bbanning`, `bnaning`

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