# earning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɝnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,852

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of earn

## Easily confused with
- **eating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earning-vs-eating)
- **easing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earning-vs-easing)
- **evening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earning-vs-evening)
- **earring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earning-vs-earring)
- **earnings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earning-vs-earnings)
- **Ealing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ealing-vs-earning)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aerning`, `eanring`, `earinng`, `earnign`, `earningg`, `earninng`, `earnnig`, `earnning`, `earrning`, `eraning`

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