# congratulating

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #28,877

## Definitions
1. Congratulatory; that is giving congratulations.
2. Gratifying; pleasing.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, congratulate + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **congratulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congratulating-vs-congratulation)
- **congratulations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congratulating-vs-congratulations)

## Common misspellings (22)
`ccongratulating`, `cnogratulating`, `cognratulating`, `congartulating`, `conggratulating`, `congratluating`, `congrattulating`, `congratualting`, `congratulaitng`, `congratulatign`, `congratulatingg`, `congratulatinng`, `congratulatnig`, `congratulatting`, `congratullating`, `congratultaing`, `congrautlating`, `congrratulating`, `congrtaulating`, `conngratulating`, `conrgatulating`, `ocngratulating`

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