# declaring

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,314

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of declare

## Etymology
From Middle English declaring, declarynge, equivalent to declare + -ing (present participle ending).

## Easily confused with
- **delaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declaring-vs-delaying)
- **declining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declaring-vs-declining)
- **decaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaying-vs-declaring)

## Common misspellings (14)
`dcelaring`, `ddeclaring`, `decalring`, `decclaring`, `declairng`, `declarign`, `declaringg`, `declarinng`, `declarnig`, `declarring`, `decllaring`, `declraing`, `delcaring`, `edclaring`

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