# moaning

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,534

## Definitions
1. The utterance of a moan.

## Easily confused with
- **moving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-moving)
- **mowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mowing)
- **morning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-morning)
- **mocking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mocking)
- **molding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-molding)
- **mooring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mooring)
- **mopping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mopping)
- **mounting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mounting)
- **mourning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mourning)
- **mornings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mornings)
- **making** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/making-vs-moaning)
- **mining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mining-vs-moaning)
- **mating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mating-vs-moaning)
- **meaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meaning-vs-moaning)

## Common misspellings (10)
`maoning`, `mmoaning`, `moainng`, `moanign`, `moaningg`, `moaninng`, `moannig`, `moanning`, `monaing`, `omaning`

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