# declining

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,161

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of decline

## Easily confused with
- **defining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declining-vs-defining)
- **detaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declining-vs-detaining)
- **deciding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deciding-vs-declining)
- **declaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declaring-vs-declining)
- **deceiving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceiving-vs-declining)

## Common misspellings (14)
`dcelining`, `ddeclining`, `decclining`, `decilning`, `decliinng`, `declinign`, `decliningg`, `declininng`, `declinnig`, `declinning`, `decllining`, `declniing`, `delcining`, `edclining`

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