# ongoing

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #4,177

## Definitions
1. Continuing, permanent, lasting.
2. Presently or currently happening; being in progress.

## Etymology
From on + going, related to the phrasal verb go on.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`nogoing`, `ognoing`, `onggoing`, `ongiong`, `ongoign`, `ongoingg`, `ongoinng`, `ongonig`, `onngoing`, `onoging`

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