# earring

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,075

## Definitions
1. A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

## Etymology
From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).

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

## Common misspellings (7)
`aerring`, `earing`, `earirng`, `earrign`, `earringg`, `earrinng`, `earrnig`

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