# minding

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,830

## Definitions
1. The act of taking heed of something.

## Etymology
From Middle English mynding, myndyng, equivalent to mind + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **mining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minding-vs-mining)
- **mixing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minding-vs-mixing)
- **missing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minding-vs-missing)
- **molding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minding-vs-molding)
- **milling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milling-vs-minding)
- **milking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/milking-vs-minding)
- **mending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mending-vs-minding)
- **middling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/middling-vs-minding)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imnding`, `midning`, `mindding`, `mindign`, `mindingg`, `mindinng`, `mindnig`, `minidng`, `minnding`, `mminding`, `mniding`

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