# depressing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ · frequency rank #9,162

## Definitions
1. Causing depression or sadness.
2. Causing a reduction in economic activity.

## Easily confused with
- **dressing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depressing-vs-dressing)
- **depression** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depressing-vs-depression)
- **depressive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depressing-vs-depressive)
- **decreasing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decreasing-vs-depressing)
- **depressant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depressant-vs-depressing)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddepressing`, `deperssing`, `deppressing`, `depresing`, `depresisng`, `depressign`, `depressingg`, `depressinng`, `depressnig`, `deprressing`, `deprsesing`, `derpessing`, `dperessing`, `edpressing`

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