# becoming

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,627

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of become

## Easily confused with
- **booming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/becoming-vs-booming)
- **blooming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/becoming-vs-blooming)
- **beaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaming-vs-becoming)
- **beckoning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beckoning-vs-becoming)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbecoming`, `bceoming`, `beccoming`, `becmoing`, `becoimng`, `becomign`, `becomingg`, `becominng`, `becomming`, `becomnig`, `beocming`, `ebcoming`

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