# makings

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,953

## Definitions
1. That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.

## Easily confused with
- **mating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makings-vs-mating)
- **marking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makings-vs-marking)
- **masking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makings-vs-masking)
- **markings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/makings-vs-markings)
- **mains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mains-vs-makings)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-makings)

## Common misspellings (11)
`amkings`, `maikngs`, `makigns`, `makinggs`, `makingss`, `makinngs`, `makinsg`, `makkings`, `maknigs`, `mkaings`, `mmakings`

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