# dreading

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹɛdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #29,248

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of dread

## Easily confused with
- **dressing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreading-vs-dressing)
- **dreaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreading-vs-dreaming)
- **dredging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dreading-vs-dredging)
- **dealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealing-vs-dreading)
- **drawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawing-vs-dreading)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddreading`, `derading`, `draeding`, `dreadding`, `dreadign`, `dreadingg`, `dreadinng`, `dreadnig`, `dreaidng`, `dredaing`, `drreading`, `rdeading`

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