# loving

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,179

## Definitions
1. The action of the verb to love.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **lying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loving-vs-lying)
- **luring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loving-vs-luring)
- **lovingly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loving-vs-lovingly)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/long-vs-loving)
- **loin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loin-vs-loving)
- **login** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/login-vs-loving)
- **levin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levin-vs-loving)
- **Lovin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lovin-vs-loving)
- **livin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/livin-vs-loving)
- **Laing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laing-vs-loving)
- **loins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loins-vs-loving)
- **living** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/living-vs-loving)
- **losing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/losing-vs-loving)
- **laying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laying-vs-loving)
- **liking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/liking-vs-loving)
- **lining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lining-vs-loving)
- **Levine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/levine-vs-loving)
- **lacing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lacing-vs-loving)
- **loring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loring-vs-loving)
- **looking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/looking-vs-loving)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lloving`, `loivng`, `lovign`, `lovingg`, `lovinng`, `lovnig`, `lovving`, `lvoing`, `olving`

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