# going

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #122

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of go
2. Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.

## Etymology
Verb form from Middle English goinge, goynge, gayng, variants of gonde, goonde, gaand, from Old English gānde, from Proto-Germanic *gēndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *gēną, *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to go + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian geanend (“going”), Dutch gaand (“going”), German gehend (“going”), Danish gående (“going”), Swedish gående (“going”).
Noun and adjective from Middle English going, goyng, gaing, gayng, equivalent to go + -ing. Compare German Gehung, Old English gang (“a going”). More at gang.

## Easily confused with
- **gone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gone)
- **gown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gown)
- **grin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-grin)
- **gong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gong)
- **goon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-goon)
- **gonna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gonna)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-grind)
- **groin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-groin)
- **gowns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gowns)
- **grins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-grins)
- **gringo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gringo)
- **growing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-growing)
- **gosling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gosling)
- **groping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-groping)
- **Golding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-golding)
- **gouging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gouging)
- **goofing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-goofing)
- **Gooding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/going-vs-gooding)
- **gig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gig-vs-going)
- **gin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gin-vs-going)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ggoing`, `giong`, `goign`, `goingg`, `goinng`, `gonig`, `oging`

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