# impending

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,341

## Definitions
1. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

## Etymology
From impend + -ing.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`imepnding`, `immpending`, `impedning`, `impendding`, `impendign`, `impendingg`, `impendinng`, `impendnig`, `impenidng`, `impennding`, `impneding`, `imppending`, `ipmending`, `mipending`

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