# brooding

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,000

## Definitions
1. Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

## Easily confused with
- **browsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brooding-vs-browsing)
- **browning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brooding-vs-browning)
- **booing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booing-vs-brooding)
- **booking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booking-vs-brooding)
- **bonding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonding-vs-brooding)
- **booming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booming-vs-brooding)
- **booting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/booting-vs-brooding)
- **breeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breeding-vs-brooding)
- **branding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/branding-vs-brooding)
- **blooming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blooming-vs-brooding)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbrooding`, `boroding`, `broding`, `brodoing`, `broodding`, `broodign`, `broodingg`, `broodinng`, `broodnig`, `brooidng`, `brrooding`, `rbooding`

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