# deeming

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdiːmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #44,731

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of deem

## Etymology
From Middle English demynge, deminde, demand, from Old English dēmende (“judging”), equivalent to deem + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **dyeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-dyeing)
- **denying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-denying)
- **dieting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-dieting)
- **delving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-delving)
- **Denning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-denning)
- **dimming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-dimming)
- **dreaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeming-vs-dreaming)
- **dealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealing-vs-deeming)
- **decking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decking-vs-deeming)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddeeming`, `deeimng`, `deemign`, `deemingg`, `deeminng`, `deemming`, `deemnig`, `demeing`, `deming`, `edeming`

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