# downloading

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,203

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of download

## Easily confused with
- **downgrading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/downgrading-vs-downloading)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddownloading`, `donwloading`, `dowlnoading`, `downlaoding`, `downlloading`, `downloadding`, `downloadign`, `downloadingg`, `downloadinng`, `downloadnig`, `downloaidng`, `downlodaing`, `downnloading`, `downolading`, `dowwnloading`, `dwonloading`, `odwnloading`

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