# mourning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmoɹnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,426

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of mourn

## Etymology
By surface analysis, mourn + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **mouthing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mourning-vs-mouthing)
- **morning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morning-vs-mourning)
- **moaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moaning-vs-mourning)
- **mooring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mooring-vs-mourning)
- **mounting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mounting-vs-mourning)
- **mornings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mornings-vs-mourning)
- **moulding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moulding-vs-mourning)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmourning`, `moruning`, `mounring`, `mourinng`, `mournign`, `mourningg`, `mourninng`, `mournnig`, `mournning`, `mourrning`, `muorning`, `omurning`

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