# browning

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹaʊ.nɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,856

## Definitions
1. The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
2. Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
3. A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
4. A brown-skinned person.

## Easily confused with
- **browsing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/browning-vs-browsing)
- **brownish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/browning-vs-brownish)
- **bowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowing-vs-browning)
- **blowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blowing-vs-browning)
- **bowling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bowling-vs-browning)
- **brewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brewing-vs-browning)
- **brownie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brownie-vs-browning)
- **brooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brooding-vs-browning)
- **brawling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brawling-vs-browning)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbrowning`, `borwning`, `bronwing`, `browinng`, `brownign`, `browningg`, `browninng`, `brownnig`, `brownning`, `browwning`, `brrowning`, `brwoning`, `rbowning`

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