# rationing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #28,684

## Definitions
1. A ration.
2. Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`artioning`, `raitoning`, `ratinoing`, `ratioinng`, `rationign`, `rationingg`, `rationinng`, `rationnig`, `rationning`, `ratoining`, `rattioning`, `rrationing`, `rtaioning`

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