# being

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #119

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of be

## Etymology
Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **big** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-big)
- **ben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-ben)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bin)
- **bend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bend)
- **bent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bent)
- **bind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bind)
- **bing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bing)
- **Benz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-benz)
- **bong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bong)
- **bins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bins)
- **berg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-berg)
- **brig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-brig)
- **Bern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bern)
- **Beit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-beit)
- **bene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bene)
- **bigg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bigg)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-brin)
- **bung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bung)
- **bring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-bring)
- **blind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/being-vs-blind)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbeing`, `beign`, `beingg`, `beinng`, `benig`, `bieng`, `ebing`

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