# greening

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #37,007

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of green

## Easily confused with
- **greeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-greeting)
- **grieving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-grieving)
- **grinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-grinning)
- **greenish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-greenish)
- **grueling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-grueling)
- **groaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-groaning)
- **greetings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-greetings)
- **gardening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gardening-vs-greening)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gerening`, `ggreening`, `greeinng`, `greenign`, `greeningg`, `greeninng`, `greennig`, `greenning`, `greneing`, `grening`, `grreening`, `rgeening`

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