# depending

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈpɛn.dɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,669

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of depend

## Easily confused with
- **descending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depending-vs-descending)
- **defending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defending-vs-depending)
- **dependent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dependent-vs-depending)
- **demanding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/demanding-vs-depending)
- **deepening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deepening-vs-depending)
- **dependant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dependant-vs-depending)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddepending`, `deepnding`, `depedning`, `dependding`, `dependign`, `dependingg`, `dependinng`, `dependnig`, `depenidng`, `depennding`, `depneding`, `deppending`, `dpeending`, `edpending`

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