# grieving

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #16,037

## Definitions
1. Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.

## Easily confused with
- **grinding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-grinding)
- **gripping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-gripping)
- **grinning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-grinning)
- **grilling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-grilling)
- **grueling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grieving-vs-grueling)
- **giving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giving-vs-grieving)
- **greeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greeting-vs-grieving)
- **greening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greening-vs-grieving)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ggrieving`, `gireving`, `greiving`, `grieivng`, `grievign`, `grievingg`, `grievinng`, `grievnig`, `grievving`, `griveing`, `grrieving`, `rgieving`

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