# engraving

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,326

## Definitions
1. The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.
2. The art of producing an image from an engraved printing form, typically made of copper.
3. A print produced from an engraving.
4. The art of drawing music notation at high quality, particularly on a computer.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, engrave + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **engaging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/engaging-vs-engraving)

## Common misspellings (14)
`egnraving`, `engarving`, `enggraving`, `engraivng`, `engravign`, `engravingg`, `engravinng`, `engravnig`, `engravving`, `engrraving`, `engrvaing`, `enngraving`, `enrgaving`, `negraving`

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