# increasing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,116

## Definitions
1. On the increase.

## Etymology
From increase + -ing (participial suffix).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`icnreasing`, `inccreasing`, `incerasing`, `incraesing`, `increaisng`, `increasign`, `increasingg`, `increasinng`, `increasnig`, `increassing`, `incresaing`, `incrreasing`, `inncreasing`, `inrceasing`, `nicreasing`

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