# earnings

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #4,522

## Definitions
1. Wages, money earned, income.
2. Business profits.
3. Gains on investments; returns.

## Etymology
From earning + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **earring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earnings-vs-earring)
- **evenings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earnings-vs-evenings)
- **earning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earning-vs-earnings)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aernings`, `eanrings`, `earinngs`, `earnigns`, `earninggs`, `earningss`, `earninngs`, `earninsg`, `earnnigs`, `earnnings`, `earrnings`, `eranings`

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