# reasoning

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːzənɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,049

## Definitions
1. The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
2. A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`erasoning`, `raesoning`, `reaosning`, `reasnoing`, `reasoinng`, `reasonign`, `reasoningg`, `reasoninng`, `reasonnig`, `reasonning`, `reassoning`, `resaoning`, `rreasoning`

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