# fainting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,544

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of faint

## Etymology
From Middle English feinting, equivalent to faint + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **finding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-finding)
- **fitting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fitting)
- **fasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fasting)
- **fanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fanning)
- **farting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-farting)
- **fairing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fairing)
- **fawning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fawning)
- **fisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fisting)
- **flirting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-flirting)
- **fronting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fronting)
- **flinging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-flinging)
- **flaunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-flaunting)
- **failing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/failing-vs-fainting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`afinting`, `fainitng`, `fainnting`, `faintign`, `faintingg`, `faintinng`, `faintnig`, `faintting`, `faitning`, `faniting`, `ffainting`, `fianting`

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