# decaying

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #24,137

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of decay

## Etymology
From decay + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **denying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-denying)
- **decking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-decking)
- **deciding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-deciding)
- **delaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-delaying)
- **decoding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-decoding)
- **declaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-declaring)
- **dealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealing-vs-decaying)
- **debating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debating-vs-decaying)

## Common misspellings (12)
`dceaying`, `ddecaying`, `deacying`, `decaiyng`, `decayign`, `decayingg`, `decayinng`, `decaynig`, `decayying`, `deccaying`, `decyaing`, `edcaying`

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