# damaging

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,136

## Definitions
1. Causing damage; harmful, injurious.

## Etymology
From damage + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **damning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damaging-vs-damning)

## Common misspellings (12)
`admaging`, `daamging`, `damagging`, `damagign`, `damagingg`, `damaginng`, `damagnig`, `damaigng`, `damgaing`, `dammaging`, `ddamaging`, `dmaaging`

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