endeavoring

/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/

//ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ// verb

"endeavoring" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endeavoring” is uncommon English (frequency #66,638 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,638
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of endeavor

Key facts for endeavoring
PropertyValue
Headwordendeavoring
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “endeavoring” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). endeavoring lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

endeavoring is uncommon English at frequency #66,638 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of endeavor".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for endeavoring, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is endeavoring, spelled E-N-D-E-A-V-O-R-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of endeavor

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "endeavoring"?
"endeavoring" is spelled E-N-D-E-A-V-O-R-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/.
What does "endeavoring" mean?
As a verb, "endeavoring" means: present participle and gerund of endeavor
How do you pronounce "endeavoring"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endeavoring" is /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "endeavoring" come from?
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Using “endeavoring”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-D-E-A-V-O-R-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɪnˈdɛvəɹɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list