# concerning

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈsɝnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,221

## Definitions
1. Causing concern; worrying.
2. Important.

## Etymology
From concern + -ing. The adjective and preposition follow from the verb.

## Easily confused with
- **convening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerning-vs-convening)
- **condemning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerning-vs-condemning)
- **conversing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerning-vs-conversing)
- **converging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerning-vs-converging)
- **conferring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concerning-vs-conferring)
- **conceding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceding-vs-concerning)
- **concealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concealing-vs-concerning)
- **conceiving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conceiving-vs-concerning)

## Common misspellings (16)
`cconcerning`, `cnocerning`, `cocnerning`, `conccerning`, `concenring`, `concerinng`, `concernign`, `concerningg`, `concerninng`, `concernnig`, `concernning`, `concerrning`, `concrening`, `conecrning`, `conncerning`, `ocncerning`

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