# deepening

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,640

## Definitions
1. The act of becoming deeper.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddeepening`, `deeepning`, `deepeinng`, `deepenign`, `deepeningg`, `deepeninng`, `deepennig`, `deepenning`, `deepneing`, `deeppening`, `depeening`, `depening`, `edepening`

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