# painstaking

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #31,690

## Definitions
1. Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.

## Etymology
From pains + taking; see take pains. The /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ pronunciation which dominates in the United States suggests a reanalysis of the word as pain + staking.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`apinstaking`, `painnstaking`, `painsatking`, `painsstaking`, `painstaikng`, `painstakign`, `painstakingg`, `painstakinng`, `painstakking`, `painstaknig`, `painstkaing`, `painsttaking`, `paintsaking`, `paisntaking`, `panistaking`, `pianstaking`, `ppainstaking`

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