# draining

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹeɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,906

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of drain

## Easily confused with
- **driving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draining-vs-driving)
- **drawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draining-vs-drawing)
- **drinking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draining-vs-drinking)
- **drowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draining-vs-drowning)
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dining-vs-draining)
- **damning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damning-vs-draining)
- **dawning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawning-vs-draining)
- **defining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defining-vs-draining)
- **dragging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dragging-vs-draining)
- **detaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detaining-vs-draining)

## Common misspellings (12)
`darining`, `ddraining`, `draiinng`, `drainign`, `drainingg`, `draininng`, `drainnig`, `drainning`, `draniing`, `drianing`, `drraining`, `rdaining`

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