# receiving

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,552

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of receive

## Easily confused with
- **reviving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiving-vs-reviving)
- **reciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiving-vs-reciting)
- **reliving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiving-vs-reliving)
- **reclining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiving-vs-reclining)
- **receding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receding-vs-receiving)

## Common misspellings (13)
`erceiving`, `rceeiving`, `recceiving`, `receiivng`, `receivign`, `receivingg`, `receivinng`, `receivnig`, `receivving`, `receviing`, `recieving`, `reeciving`, `rreceiving`

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