# relieving

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #21,914

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of relieve

## Etymology
From relieve + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **reviving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relieving-vs-reviving)
- **reliving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relieving-vs-reliving)
- **reviewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relieving-vs-reviewing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`erlieving`, `reileving`, `releiving`, `relieivng`, `relievign`, `relievingg`, `relievinng`, `relievnig`, `relievving`, `reliveing`, `rellieving`, `rleieving`, `rrelieving`

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