# demanding

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,781

## Definitions
1. Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.
2. Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.

## Etymology
From demand + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **depending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demanding-vs-depending)
- **demeaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demanding-vs-demeaning)
- **defending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-demanding)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddemanding`, `deamnding`, `demadning`, `demandding`, `demandign`, `demandingg`, `demandinng`, `demandnig`, `demanidng`, `demannding`, `demmanding`, `demnading`, `dmeanding`, `edmanding`

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