# forbidding

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,427

## Definitions
1. Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

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

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`fforbidding`, `fobridding`, `forbbidding`, `forbdiding`, `forbiddign`, `forbiddingg`, `forbiddinng`, `forbiddnig`, `forbididng`, `forbiding`, `foribdding`, `forrbidding`, `frobidding`, `ofrbidding`

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