# honing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #37,493

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of hone

## Easily confused with
- **hoping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-hoping)
- **hyping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-hyping)
- **housing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-housing)
- **hunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-hunting)
- **hosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-hosting)
- **hopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-hopping)
- **hooking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-hooking)
- **howling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-howling)
- **honking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/honing-vs-honking)
- **hong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hong-vs-honing)
- **hing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hing-vs-honing)
- **having** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/having-vs-honing)
- **hiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiding-vs-honing)
- **hiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiring-vs-honing)
- **hiking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiking-vs-honing)
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hating-vs-honing)
- **homing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/homing-vs-honing)
- **hazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hazing-vs-honing)
- **holding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/holding-vs-honing)
- **hanging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hanging-vs-honing)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hhoning`, `hnoing`, `hoinng`, `honign`, `honingg`, `honinng`, `honnig`, `honning`, `ohning`

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