# owning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈəʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,076

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of own

## Easily confused with
- **owing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owing-vs-owning)
- **outing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outing-vs-owning)
- **oozing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oozing-vs-owning)
- **offing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offing-vs-owning)
- **opening** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opening-vs-owning)

## Common misspellings (9)
`onwing`, `owinng`, `ownign`, `owningg`, `owninng`, `ownnig`, `ownning`, `owwning`, `woning`

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