# drowning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,040

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of drown

## Easily confused with
- **drawing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawing-vs-drowning)
- **downing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/downing-vs-drowning)
- **dawning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawning-vs-drowning)
- **dropping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dropping-vs-drowning)
- **draining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draining-vs-drowning)
- **drooling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drooling-vs-drowning)
- **drooping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drooping-vs-drowning)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddrowning`, `dorwning`, `dronwing`, `drowinng`, `drownign`, `drowningg`, `drowninng`, `drownnig`, `drownning`, `drowwning`, `drrowning`, `drwoning`, `rdowning`

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