# morning

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #470

## Definitions
1. The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
2. The early part of anything.
3. That part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon).
4. The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.

## Etymology
From Middle English morwenyng, from morwen + -ing. By surface analysis, morn + -ing. See also morrow (Middle English morwe).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`mmorning`, `monring`, `morinng`, `mornign`, `morningg`, `morninng`, `mornnig`, `mornning`, `morrning`, `mroning`, `omrning`

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