# owing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈəʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,739

## Definitions
1. Still to be paid; owed as a debt.

## Easily confused with
- **own** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owing-vs-own)
- **owns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owing-vs-owns)
- **owning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owing-vs-owning)
- **ONG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ong-vs-owing)
- **Owen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owen-vs-owing)
- **Odin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odin-vs-owing)
- **Owens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owens-vs-owing)
- **orang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orang-vs-owing)
- **outing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outing-vs-owing)
- **oozing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oozing-vs-owing)
- **offing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offing-vs-owing)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oiwng`, `owign`, `owingg`, `ownig`, `owwing`, `woing`

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