# pondering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,203

## Definitions
1. An act of rumination or cogitation.

## Easily confused with
- **pioneering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pioneering-vs-pondering)
- **plundering** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plundering-vs-pondering)

## Common misspellings (14)
`opndering`, `pnodering`, `podnering`, `ponddering`, `pondeirng`, `ponderign`, `ponderingg`, `ponderinng`, `pondernig`, `ponderring`, `pondreing`, `ponedring`, `ponndering`, `ppondering`

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