# darkening

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,276

## Definitions
1. The act of something becoming darker.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`adrkening`, `dakrening`, `darekning`, `darkeinng`, `darkenign`, `darkeningg`, `darkeninng`, `darkennig`, `darkenning`, `darkkening`, `darkneing`, `darrkening`, `ddarkening`, `drakening`

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