# mongering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,886

## Definitions
1. Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity).
2. The spreading or promotion of a specified thing.

## Etymology
From monger + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **mothering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mongering-vs-mothering)

## Common misspellings (14)
`mmongering`, `mnogering`, `mognering`, `monegring`, `mongeirng`, `mongerign`, `mongeringg`, `mongerinng`, `mongernig`, `mongerring`, `monggering`, `mongreing`, `monngering`, `omngering`

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