# parenting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛəɹəntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,704

## Definitions
1. The process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood.

## Easily confused with
- **parting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parenting-vs-parting)
- **printing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parenting-vs-printing)
- **panting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panting-vs-parenting)
- **painting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painting-vs-parenting)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aprenting`, `paernting`, `parenitng`, `parennting`, `parentign`, `parentingg`, `parentinng`, `parentnig`, `parentting`, `paretning`, `parneting`, `parrenting`, `pparenting`, `praenting`

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