# believing

> English word · Verb · IPA /bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,576

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of believe

## Etymology
From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbelieving`, `beileving`, `beleiving`, `belieivng`, `believign`, `believingg`, `believinng`, `believnig`, `believving`, `beliveing`, `bellieving`, `bleieving`, `eblieving`

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