# loathing

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈləʊðɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,589

## Definitions
1. Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

## Easily confused with
- **looting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loathing-vs-looting)
- **loading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loading-vs-loathing)
- **lashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lashing-vs-loathing)
- **loaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loaning-vs-loathing)
- **leaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaching-vs-loathing)
- **latching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latching-vs-loathing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`laothing`, `lloathing`, `loahting`, `loathhing`, `loathign`, `loathingg`, `loathinng`, `loathnig`, `loatihng`, `loatthing`, `lotahing`, `olathing`

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