# oncoming

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,535

## Definitions
1. Approach, onset

## Etymology
From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`nocoming`, `ocnoming`, `onccoming`, `oncmoing`, `oncoimng`, `oncomign`, `oncomingg`, `oncominng`, `oncomming`, `oncomnig`, `onncoming`, `onocming`

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