# dying

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,340

## Definitions
1. Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
2. Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
3. Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

## Etymology
From die + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **dig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dig-vs-dying)
- **DIN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/din-vs-dying)
- **dong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-dying)
- **dang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dang-vs-dying)
- **ding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ding-vs-dying)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dine-vs-dying)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dino-vs-dying)
- **dung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dung-vs-dying)
- **Deng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deng-vs-dying)
- **Dina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dina-vs-dying)
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dint-vs-dying)
- **DINK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dink-vs-dying)
- **doing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doing-vs-dying)
- **drink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drink-vs-dying)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dingy-vs-dying)
- **dingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dingo-vs-dying)
- **dings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dings-vs-dying)
- **during** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/during-vs-dying)
- **dating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dating-vs-dying)
- **dining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dining-vs-dying)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddying`, `diyng`, `dyign`, `dyingg`, `dyinng`, `dynig`, `dyying`, `yding`

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